modus operandi

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈməʊ.dʌs ɒp.əˌɹæn.daɪ/    美 /ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.daɪ/|/ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.di/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or thing's normal mode of operation. colloquial
    — Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper.
  2. A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.

词形变化

modi operandi plural modus operandis plural

词汇关系

近义词
MO
相关词
modus procedendi

词源

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”).
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