| 单词 | modus operandi |
| 释义 | modus operandi (once / 16789 pages) n A modus operandi is your usual way of doing things. If your modus operandi is to pretend to have no money to get your friends to buy your ice cream, they already know what you are about to say. A characteristic way of doing something can be described with the Latin phrase modus operandi, like a friend whose modus operandi is to get rides instead of taking the bus. Your usual method of working is also a modus operandi, like your habit of waiting to study until the night before a test. The police often use the term modus operandi, or M.O., to mean the recognizable methods of a specific criminal. WORD FAMILYmodus operandi USAGE EXAMPLESThe modus operandi and target, officials said, indicated — but offered no confirmation — that Islamist extremists were involved. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) On the Masses, Reed’s modus operandi, as a reporter, was to get arrested, which he regularly did, while looking for trouble. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) “You end up getting a better sense of what the modus operandi will be.” New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) n an unvarying or habitual method or procedure Syn|Hypo|Hyper routine rat race an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation groove, ruta settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape procedure, process a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
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