modal

法の、モダリティーの

可能性、許可、必要性、能力などを表す。

やさしい英語で： Expressing whether something is possible, allowed, necessary, or within someone's ability.

• Can is a modal verb.
• We practiced using modal verbs to ask permission.
• This sentence has a modal meaning of necessity.

よく使う表現： modal verb, modal auxiliary, modal meaning

モードの、旋法の

音楽の音階など、特定の形式、方法、体系に関する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a particular form, method, or system, such as a musical scale.

• The choir sang a modal melody.
• Modal harmony gives this music a distinctive sound.
• Engineers used modal analysis to study the bridge's vibrations.

よく使う表現： modal music, modal harmony, modal analysis

モーダルな

ウィンドウやメッセージへの対応が済むまで、プログラムの他の操作ができない。

やさしい英語で： Requiring you to deal with a window or message before using the rest of a computer program.

• A modal window asks for your password.
• Close the modal dialog to return to the document.
• The designer replaced the modal popup with a small notice.

反対語： nonmodal

よく使う表現： modal dialog, modal window, modal popup

中央の、中間の

集団の中央に位置する値や量を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing a value or amount in the middle of a group.

• The report calls the middle amount the modal value.
• In this table, modal refers to the central amount.
• The exercise uses modal for the value halfway through the ordered list.

類義語： middle, central

よく使う表現： modal value, modal amount

法助動詞

能力、可能性、許可、必要性を表す「can」「must」などの助動詞。

やさしい英語で： A helping verb, such as can or must, that expresses ability, possibility, permission, or need.

• Must is a modal.
• Which modal expresses ability in this sentence?
• We used different modals to make the requests more polite.

類義語： modal verb, modal auxiliary

よく使う表現： a modal, use a modal, past modal

法形式

可能性、能力、許可、必要性を表す文法形式。特に助動詞。

やさしい英語で： A grammatical form, especially a helping verb, that expresses possibility, ability, permission, or need.

• This modal expresses a possibility.
• The grammar chapter compares modals across languages.
• A modal can change how certain a statement sounds.

類義語： modal form

よく使う表現： a modal, use a modal, past modal