mode

方法、方式

何かを行ったり、起こしたりするための特定のやり方。

やさしい英語で： A particular way of doing something or making something happen.

• Walking is my usual mode of transport.
• The study compared two modes of learning.
• They adopted a different mode of communication.

使い方： mode of something (Cycling is a cheap mode of travel.)

類義語： method, way

よく使う表現： mode of transport, mode of communication, mode of operation

形態、形式

物事がとりうる特定の種類や形。

やさしい英語で： A particular type or form that something can have.

• The essay explores different modes of existence.
• Poetry became her preferred mode of expression.
• Light can travel in several modes through the fiber.

使い方： mode of something (The book examines different modes of thought.)

類義語： form, type

よく使う表現： mode of existence, mode of expression, different modes

旋法、モード

音の並び方によって、音楽に特有の響きを与える音階。

やさしい英語で： A set of musical notes arranged in a particular order, giving music a particular sound.

• This tune uses the Dorian mode.
• Different modes give melodies different moods.
• Can you play this mode on the guitar?

類義語： scale

よく使う表現： Dorian mode, musical mode, play a mode

最頻値

数値やデータの集まりで、最も多く現れる値。

やさしい英語で： The value that appears most often in a set of numbers or other information.

• The mode is seven.
• Find the mode of these numbers.
• This set has two modes because two values occur equally often.

使い方： the mode of something (The mode of this data set is twelve.)

よく使う表現： calculate the mode, mode of something

流行、様式

ある時期に人気のある服装や振る舞いのスタイル。

やさしい英語で： The style of clothes or behavior that is popular at a particular time.

• Her dress follows the latest mode.
• His hat was once in the mode.
• Paris influenced the modes of the period.

類義語： fashion, style

よく使う表現： latest mode, in the mode

法

事実、願い、命令、可能性などを示す動詞の形。

やさしい英語で： A verb form showing whether something is a fact, wish, command, or possibility.

• This verb is in the conditional mode.
• The language has several verbal modes.
• The subjunctive mode can express a wish.

類義語： mood

よく使う表現： conditional mode, subjunctive mode, indicative mode