modus operandi

短语

n. 做法, 惯技

发音

UK /ˈməʊ.dʌs ɒp.əˌɹæn.daɪ/
NZ /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ɔp.ɘˌɹɛn.dɒe/
NZ /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ɔp.ɘˌɹɛn.di/
US /ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.daɪ/
US /ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.di/

词形变化

modi operandi 复数 modi operandi modus operandis modus operandis 复数

别名

m.o. M.O. MO modus operandum modus operandus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or thing's normal mode of operation.

    非正式
  2. 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.

    作案手法的) 特征

    政治 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

routine

上位词 2

process procedure

下位词 3

groove rut rat race

词源

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

来源：wiktionary