mo·dal·i·ty
noun/məʊˈdæləti/
/məʊˈdæləti/
(plural modalities)
- [countable] (formal) the particular way in which something exists, is experienced or is done
形式；样式；方式；形态 - They are researching a different modality of treatment for the disease.
他们正在研究这种疾病的另一种疗法。
- They are researching a different modality of treatment for the disease.
- [uncountable] (linguistics) the idea expressed by modals
情态 - [countable] (biology) the kind of senses that the body uses to experience things
模态；感觉模式；感觉形式 - the visual and auditory modalities
视觉和听觉
- the visual and auditory modalities
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin modalitas, from modalis, from Latin modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete; compare with mood in its grammatical sense.