modal

modal
[ˈməʊd(ə)l]
adjective

of or relating to mode or form as opposed to substance
形式的，方式的，样式的，形态的
(Grammar)of or denoting the mood of a verb
(语法)语气的
■relating to a modal verb
情态动词的
(Statistics)of or relating to a mode; occurring most frequently in a sample or population
(统计)众数的
(Music)of or denoting music using melodies or harmonies based on modes other than the ordinary major and minor scales
(乐)调式的
(Logic)(of a proposition) in which the predicate is affirmed of the subject with some qualification, or which involves the affirmation of possibility, impossibility, necessity, or contingency
(逻)（命题）模态的

noun

派生
modally
adverb
语源

mid 16th cent. (in sense 5): from medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus (see mode)

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