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 mod·al /ˈmodḷ/
 (a.)模態的形式的,樣式的,形態上的

 modal
 模態

 Mo·dal a.
 1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality.
 2. Logic & Metaph. Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as the modes of possibility or obligation.
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 modal
      adj 1: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a
             distribution; "the modal age at which American
             novelists reach their peak is 30" [syn: modal(a), average]
      2: of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an
         ecclesiastical mode
      3: relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal
         auxiliary"