英语词汇“modal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mod•al adj.

of or relating to a mode or way of doing something.

A modal verb is used before an auxiliary, or a main verb to indicate the speaker's attitude toward the action expressed by the main verb. Modal verbs in English are: can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will and would. Some characteristics of these verbs are: Modal verbs do not change in the present tense, third person singular form:I can run. He can run (He runs).Modal verbs are followed by the root form of the next verb:I can swim. She could have walked. He might be staying.Modal verbs come before the word not in negative sentences:I will not see you today. She won't be home.Modal verbs come before the subject in questions:Can I see you in your office? Will you be home tomorrow?Modal verbs can stand alone when another main verb is understood but has been left out:I'd like to talk with you now but I can't (= can't talk with you now). He'll be there, won't he? (= won't he be there?)Modal verbs express different attitudes toward the action of the main verb. Some of these feelings include: possibility:It might rain tomorrow;
ability:He could lift a hundred pounds;
permission:May I go home now? Can she come in, please?;
necessity:It must be here somewhere!;
suggestions:We could have pizza tonight, I guess.See each verb for more details.
n. [countable]

a modal verb:For your homework, find all the modals on this page and underline them.

See -mod-.

mod•al adj.

of or pertaining to mode, manner, or form.
Music and Dance
- pertaining to mode, as distinguished from key.
- based on a scale other than major or minor.
TransportAlso, single modal. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving only one form of a carrier, as truck, rail, or ship. Cf. bimodal (def. 3), intermodal.
Grammarnoting or pertaining to mood.
Philosophypertaining to a mode of a thing, as distinguished from one of its basic attributes or from its substance or matter.
Philosophy, Grammar[Logic.]exhibiting or expressing some phase of modality.

OceanographySee modal auxiliary.

Medieval Latin modālis. See mode¹, -al¹
1560–70

mod′al•ly, adv.

modal /ˈməʊd^əl/ adj

of, relating to, or characteristic of mode or manner
(of a verb form or auxiliary verb) expressing a distinction of mood, such as that between possibility and actuality. The modal auxiliaries in English include can, could, may, must, need, ought, shall, should, will, and would
qualifying or expressing a qualification of the truth of some statement, for example, as necessary or contingent
relating to analogous qualifications such as that of rules as obligatory or permissive
of or relating to the form of a thing as opposed to its attributes, substance, etc
of or relating to a mode
of or relating to a statistical mode

ˈmodally adv

单词	modal
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mod•al /ˈmoʊdəl/USA pronunciation adj. of or relating to a mode or way of doing something. A modal verb is used before an auxiliary, or a main verb to indicate the speaker's attitude toward the action expressed by the main verb. Modal verbs in English are: can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will and would. Some characteristics of these verbs are: Modal verbs do not change in the present tense, third person singular form:I can run. He can run (He runs).Modal verbs are followed by the root form of the next verb:I can swim. She could have walked. He might be staying.Modal verbs come before the word not in negative sentences:I will not see you today. She won't be home.Modal verbs come before the subject in questions:Can I see you in your office? Will you be home tomorrow?Modal verbs can stand alone when another main verb is understood but has been left out:I'd like to talk with you now but I can't (= can't talk with you now). He'll be there, won't he? (= won't he be there?)Modal verbs express different attitudes toward the action of the main verb. Some of these feelings include: possibility:It might rain tomorrow; ability:He could lift a hundred pounds; permission:May I go home now? Can she come in, please?; necessity:It must be here somewhere!; suggestions:We could have pizza tonight, I guess.See each verb for more details. n. [countable] a modal verb:For your homework, find all the modals on this page and underline them. See -mod-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mod•al (mōd′l),USA pronunciation adj. of or pertaining to mode, manner, or form. Music and Dance pertaining to mode, as distinguished from key. based on a scale other than major or minor. TransportAlso, single modal. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving only one form of a carrier, as truck, rail, or ship. Cf. bimodal (def. 3), intermodal. Grammarnoting or pertaining to mood. Philosophypertaining to a mode of a thing, as distinguished from one of its basic attributes or from its substance or matter. Philosophy, Grammar[Logic.]exhibiting or expressing some phase of modality. n. OceanographySee modal auxiliary. Medieval Latin modālis. See mode¹, -al¹ 1560–70 mod′al•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: modal /ˈməʊd^əl/ adj of, relating to, or characteristic of mode or manner (of a verb form or auxiliary verb) expressing a distinction of mood, such as that between possibility and actuality. The modal auxiliaries in English include can, could, may, must, need, ought, shall, should, will, and would qualifying or expressing a qualification of the truth of some statement, for example, as necessary or contingent relating to analogous qualifications such as that of rules as obligatory or permissive of or relating to the form of a thing as opposed to its attributes, substance, etc of or relating to a mode of or relating to a statistical mode ˈmodally adv
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