modal
英['m??d(?)l]
美['modl]
- adj. 模式的；情態的；形式的
- n. 莫代爾（一種新型纖維素纖維）
詞態變化
復數:?modals;
中文詞源
modal 情態動詞
來自mode,模式。即模式的，用于語法格指情態動詞。
英文詞源
- modal (adj.)
- 1560s, term in logic, from Middle French modal and directly from Medieval Latin modalis "of or pertaining to a mode," from Latin modus "measure, manner, mode" (see mode (n.1)). Musical sense is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
- 結果證實了他的關于情態動詞用法的假設.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
- 情態動詞通常用不帶to的不定式.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Modeless dialogs are less common than their modal siblings.
- 另一種對話框稱為“非模態對話框”,它不如同胞姐妹模態對話框那么常見.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓
- 4. Property dialog boxes can be either modal or modeless.
- 屬性對話框可以是模態的,也可以是非模態的.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓
- 5. Visually differentiate modeless dialogs from modal dialogs.
- 視覺上區分非模態對話框與模態對話框.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓