modal [ˈmoʊdl]

例句:

• The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
  结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设.
  
• Cross-modal plasticity can cause problems.
  来自SA
• Modeless dialogs are less common than their modal siblings.
  另一种对话框称为“非模态对话框”,它不如同胞姐妹模态对话框那么常见.
  
• This is used on many BBC pages as light boxes or modal dialogs.
  来自BBC
• Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
  情态动词通常用不带to的不定式.
  
• Note, however, that modal and amodal completion can coexist.
  来自SA