Modal auxiliary
n. 情态助动词
🧩 词语组成解析
modal
[['məudl]]
a. 形式的, 样式的, 形态上的, 模态的\\n[计] 模态的
auxiliary
[ɔɡ'zɪlɪəri]
adj. 辅助的;备用的，补充的;附加的;副的;
n. 助动词;辅助者，辅助人员;附属机构，附属团体;辅助设备;
auxili帮助+ary...的 → 辅助的
🗣️ 情景例句
we're prepared to meet your claim for the loss according to the contract.
我们准备按合同赔偿贵方的损失。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
任何事情都有好的时机，不要随意放过。
and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
我们只要看一看蝙蝠回声定位这一极不寻常的发现，就可以探究一下声音在什么情况下有绝对的实用价值。