◙ noun 1. a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done • 方法,做法;方式;模式 »his preferred mode of travel was a kayak. 他喜欢的旅行方式是爱斯基摩划子。 »differences between language modes, namely speech and writing. 语式,即口头语和书面语之间的差别。 an option allowing a change in the method of operation of a device, especially a camera • (尤指照相机)使用模式,运行状态 »a camcorder in automatic mode. 处于自动状态的便携式摄录机。 [Computing] a way of operating or using a system • [计算机] 方法;模式 »some computers provide several so-called processor modes. 有些计算机提供好几种所谓的处理模式。 [Physics] any of the distinct kinds or patterns of vibration of an oscillating system • [物理] 模(式),波型;振荡模,振荡型 [Logic] the character of a modal proposition (whether necessary, contingent, possible, or impossible) • [逻] (模态命题的)式,形式 [Logic & Grammar] . another term for mood • [逻,语法] 同mood 2. a fashion or style in clothes, art, literature, etc. • (服饰)式样,时式;(艺术、文学的)风尚,风格 »in the Seventies the mode for active wear took hold. 70年代流行活泼的着装。 3. [Statistics] the value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data • [统计] 众数 4. [Music] a set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed • [乐] 调式 5. The modes of plainsong and later Western music (including the usual major and minor scales) correspond to the diatonic scales played on the white notes of a piano. They are named arbitrarily after ancient Greek modes: Ionian (or major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian
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1. late Middle English (in the musical and grammatical senses): from Latin modus 'measure', from an Indo-European root shared by mete; compare with mood