Modal
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情态动词, 模态动词
(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
modals
例子
The teacher explained that modals are auxiliary verbs that help convey different shades of meaning.
老师解释说，情态动词是帮助传达不同意义色彩的助动词。
modal
01
模态的, 模态的
pertaining to or representing the most frequently occurring value in a statistical distribution
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
关系形容词
不可分级
例子
Analysts calculated the modal income of the population.
分析师计算了人口的众数收入。
02
情态, 情态
relating to the grammatical mood of verbs, expressing modality such as necessity, possibility, or obligation
例子
The teacher explained modal usage in conditional statements.
老师解释了条件句中情态的用法。
03
调式的, 调式的
pertaining to a musical mode, especially in ecclesiastical compositions
例子
Gregorian chants are modal in nature.
格里高利圣咏本质上是调式的。
