• adj. 模式的；情態(tài)的；形式的
• n. 莫代爾（一種新型纖維素纖維）

來(lái)自mode,模式。即模式的，用于語(yǔ)法格指情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。

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.

1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.

結(jié)果證實(shí)了他的關(guān)于情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用法的假設(shè).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.

情態(tài)動(dòng)詞通常用不帶to的不定式.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. Modeless dialogs are less common than their modal siblings.

另一種對(duì)話框稱為“非模態(tài)對(duì)話框”,它不如同胞姐妹模態(tài)對(duì)話框那么常見(jiàn).

來(lái)自About Face 3交互設(shè)計(jì)精髓

4. Property dialog boxes can be either modal or modeless.

屬性對(duì)話框可以是模態(tài)的,也可以是非模態(tài)的.

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5. Visually differentiate modeless dialogs from modal dialogs.

視覺(jué)上區(qū)分非模態(tài)對(duì)話框與模態(tài)對(duì)話框.

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