modus operandin.

Brit.

/ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrandiː/,

/ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrandʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrændi/,

/ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrænˌdaɪ/

Forms: 1600s– modus operandi, 1800s– modi operandi (plural) Brit.

/ˌməʊdiː ˌɒpəˈrandiː/,

/ˌməʊdʌɪ ˌɒpəˈrandʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊdi ˌɑpəˈrændi/,

/ˌmoʊdaɪ ˌɑpəˈrænˌdaɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modus operandi.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin modus operandi way of operating (a1350 in a British source) < classical Latin modus mode n. + operandī , genitive of gerund of operārī to work (see operate v.), after e.g. classical Latin modus vīvendī modus vivendi n.Compare occasional use from the 19th cent. of mode operandi (see mode n.):1897 ‘F. H. Williams’ Matin Bells vii. 512 Even you, neighbour, and I might be cheated by him, I suspect, and his mode operandi.

Mode of operation; the way in which something works. Later also: a particular way or method of doing something; the characteristic way in which a person sets about a task. Abbreviated MO, M.O.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specifically of a thing

modus operandi1654

modus agendi1785

m.o.1915

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specifically of a person or animal

style1775

modus operandi1894

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 222 Because their Causes, or their modus operandi (which is but the Application of the Cause to the Effect) doth not fall under Demonstration.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxii. 135 Many words, which seem to express some Action, signifie nothing of the Action, or Modus Operandi at all, but barely the effect.

1803 T. Jefferson Let. 12 July in Writings (1984) 1135 The ‘modus operandi’ of nature..can never be developed and demonstrated to beings limited as we are.

1835 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 85 We are still ignorant of the nature..of this force, and of its modus operandi.

1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic I. iii. x. §8. 529 We must make entire abstraction of all knowledge of the simpler tendencies, the modi operandi of mercury in detail.

1894 K. Grahame Pagan Papers 86 It would hardly be in the public interest to disclose his modus operandi.

1935 G. Poole Haulage & Winding xiii. 324 Assuming that an overwind has taken place,..the modus operandi is as follows:—The engine-driver at once closes his throttle and immediately he has to call an assistant to go to the overwinding device; [etc.].

1947 Sci. News 5 14 The modus operandi of insulin was, in Sakel's original theory, upon the nerve cells and the hormones which, he believed, excited their activity especially in the ‘vegetative centres’.

1991 Washington Post 27 Jan. (Bk. World) 11/1 Her voiceprint and modus operandi are simply too distinctively her own.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modus operandi
释义	modus operandin. Brit. /ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrandiː/, /ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrandʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrændi/, /ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑpəˈrænˌdaɪ/ Forms: 1600s– modus operandi, 1800s– modi operandi (plural) Brit. /ˌməʊdiː ˌɒpəˈrandiː/, /ˌməʊdʌɪ ˌɒpəˈrandʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdi ˌɑpəˈrændi/, /ˌmoʊdaɪ ˌɑpəˈrænˌdaɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modus operandi. Etymology: < post-classical Latin modus operandi way of operating (a1350 in a British source) < classical Latin modus mode n. + operandī , genitive of gerund of operārī to work (see operate v.), after e.g. classical Latin modus vīvendī modus vivendi n.Compare occasional use from the 19th cent. of mode operandi (see mode n.):1897 ‘F. H. Williams’ Matin Bells vii. 512 Even you, neighbour, and I might be cheated by him, I suspect, and his mode operandi. Mode of operation; the way in which something works. Later also: a particular way or method of doing something; the characteristic way in which a person sets about a task. Abbreviated MO, M.O. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specifically of a thing modus operandi1654 modus agendi1785 m.o.1915 the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specifically of a person or animal style1775 modus operandi1894 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 222 Because their Causes, or their modus operandi (which is but the Application of the Cause to the Effect) doth not fall under Demonstration. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxii. 135 Many words, which seem to express some Action, signifie nothing of the Action, or Modus Operandi at all, but barely the effect. 1803 T. Jefferson Let. 12 July in Writings (1984) 1135 The ‘modus operandi’ of nature..can never be developed and demonstrated to beings limited as we are. 1835 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 85 We are still ignorant of the nature..of this force, and of its modus operandi. 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic I. iii. x. §8. 529 We must make entire abstraction of all knowledge of the simpler tendencies, the modi operandi of mercury in detail. 1894 K. Grahame Pagan Papers 86 It would hardly be in the public interest to disclose his modus operandi. 1935 G. Poole Haulage & Winding xiii. 324 Assuming that an overwind has taken place,..the modus operandi is as follows:—The engine-driver at once closes his throttle and immediately he has to call an assistant to go to the overwinding device; [etc.]. 1947 Sci. News 5 14 The modus operandi of insulin was, in Sakel's original theory, upon the nerve cells and the hormones which, he believed, excited their activity especially in the ‘vegetative centres’. 1991 Washington Post 27 Jan. (Bk. World) 11/1 Her voiceprint and modus operandi are simply too distinctively her own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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