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modal 音標拼音: [m'odəl] a. 模態的
a. 形式的,樣式的,形態上的 模態的形式的,樣式的,形態上的 modal 模態 modal adj 1: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" [synonym: {modal(a)}, {average}] 2: of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode 3: relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary" n 1: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality [synonym: {modal auxiliary verb}, {modal auxiliary}, {modal verb}, {modal}] Modal \Mo"dal\, a. [Cf. F. modal. See {Mode}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic & Metaph.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as the modes of possibility or obligation. [1913 Webster PJC] 3. (Gram.) Pertaining to or denoting mood. [PJC] Modal \Mo"dal\(Gram.), n. A modal auxiliary. [PJC] 1. (Of an interface) Having {modes}. Modeless interfaces are
generally considered to be superior because the user does not have to remember which mode he is in. 2. See {modal logic}. 3. In {MS Windows} programming, A window with the label "WS_MODAL" will stay on the screen and claim all the user-input. Other windows can only be accessed if the MODAL window is closed. Such a window would typically be used for an error {dialog box} to warn the user for something important, like "Critical error, shut down the system and restart". (1995-02-07) |
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