| 单词 | modal auxiliary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmodal auxiliary a. Of or relating to the mood of a verb. Of a verb or other element: expressing or used to express modality. Esp. in modal auxiliary, modal verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > mood > [adjective] modal1805 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > other parts of speech > [adjective] > other spec. numerala1398 partitivea1398 gentile1542 indefinitive1598 illative1611 integral1668 collective1751 modal1845 parti-generic1939 1805 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα (ed. 2) II. vii. 467 Our language has made but small progress, compared either with the Greek or with the Latin..even in this Modal and Temporal abbreviation. 1845 W. E. Jelf Gram. Greek Lang. I. §184 The Modal vowel, which signifies the modal relations of the verb, and varies accordingly. 1933 E. H. Grout Standard Eng. v. 122 The modal auxiliaries may, might, can, could, must, ought,..give a cast to the whole sentence in which they are. 1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts vi. 138 A category of modal auxiliaries is often set up for modern English, to include various verbs expressing ideas of possibility, constraint, and desire. 1989 Eng. World-wide 10 262 Modal combinations seem to occur much more often in certain types of personal interaction (e.g., negotiations) than others (e.g., sociolinguistic interviews). 1992 Eng. Today July 32/2 Certain modal verbs are used to express requests and suggestions in business corespondence. < as lemmas |
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