modus vivendi

名词 n.
/ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/    /ˌmoʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A way of living, especially a working arrangement to allow for peaceful coexistence between two parties in spite of differences or unresolved disputes.
    — One would almost have supposed Henchard to have had policy to see that no better modus vivendi could be arrived at with Farfrae than by encouraging him to become his son-in-law.

词形变化

modi vivendi plural

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin modus vīvendī, from modus (“way, manner”) + genitive gerund form of vīvere (“to live”).
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