modal
01
pertaining to or representing the most frequently occurring value in a statistical distribution
例子
Analysts calculated the modal income of the population.
02
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.
03
pertaining to a musical mode, especially in ecclesiastical compositions
例子
Gregorian chants are modal in nature.
Modal
01
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.
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助动词，有助于传达不同的意义色彩。
词汇树
bimodal
modality
modal
mod
