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单词 modus vivendi
释义 modus vi·ven·di
\-və̇ˈvendē, -ˌdī\ noun
(plural modi vivendi)
Etymology: New Latin, manner of living
1. : an arrangement between two nations or groups that effects a workable compromise on issues in dispute without permanently settling them
 < essential that a modus vivendi be set up if conflict is to be avoided — Donald Davidson >
 < a modus vivendi which both worlds could accept and which would provide to each physical security against military attack — Newsweek >
2. : a manner of living : a way of life
 < after many spiritual fits and starts, he found himself and worked out a satisfactory modus vivendiNew Yorker >
 < cocktail parties were a modus vivendi in themselves — Jean Stafford >
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