| 释义 |
mo·dus
\ˈmōdəs\ noun
(plural mo·di \-ˌdī\ ; see sense 2)
Etymology: Latin, measure, manner — more at mete
1. : the immediate manner in which property may be acquired (as by occupation or prescription) or the particular tenure by which it is held
2. plural moduses : a customary mode of tithing by composition instead of by payment in kind
< still took his tithe pig or his modus — George Eliot >
3. : a mode of procedure : a way of doing something
< no modus of accomplishing this desired result — Ezra Pound >
4. : mode |