modal

情態的、語氣的語法

In English, modal verbs like "can" and "must" never take an ending.

在英語中，像 can 和 must 這類情態動詞不會有字尾變化。

模態的電腦

A modal window blocks the page until you close it.

模態視窗會擋住整個頁面，直到你把它關掉。

眾數的統計

The modal value in this data set is twenty-four.

這組資料的眾數是二十四。

調式的音樂

The song has a modal quality that sounds almost medieval.

這首歌帶有調式色彩，聽起來近乎中世紀風格。

情態動詞、語氣助動詞語法

Students often confuse modals with ordinary auxiliary verbs.

學生常把情態動詞和一般助動詞搞混。