modus

IPA/ˌməʊ.dəs ˌɒp.əˈræn.diː/
KK[mˈodəs]IPA/ˌmoʊ.dəs ˌɑː.pəˈrɑːn.dai/

modus — noun

1. a fixed method or approach for handling a specific activity or purpose

1.名詞C2
釋義

a fixed method or approach for handling a specific activity or purpose

例句

Gabriel quickly adopted the department's modus for approving new research grants.

The detective recognised the burglar's modus from three earlier break-ins.

modus + 'from' for linking to past evidence

同義詞
  • method

    more common and less formal; used in everyday contexts

  • approach

    broader, often describes an attitude or angle rather than a fixed system

  • procedure

    implies a formal, step-by-step, often documented process

文法句型

modus + of + noun phrase

modus + for + gerund

用法筆記

Rarely used alone in modern English; most often appears in the set phrases modus operandi (method of working) and modus vivendi (way of living).

常見錯誤

❌The police studied his criminal modus.
✅The police studied his modus operandi.
💡standalone 'modus' is rare; the full phrase 'modus operandi' is the standard term for a criminal's characteristic method.