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mo·dus op·e·ran·di /ˌməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrændi $ ˌmoʊdəs ˌɑːpə-/ noun [singular] formalWAY/MANNER (abbreviation M.O.) a way of doing something that is typical of a particular person or group 〔某人或某团体的〕典型做法，一贯做法Examples from the Corpusmodus operandi• Such a modus operandi would be a severe task for an experienced campaigner, let alone a novice like Forbes.• Life can not possibly function without scale and levels of being; they are part of its modus operandi.• It also gave the opening for reaching a more satisfactory modus operandi with the Writers' Union.• Its typical modus operandi is not to bid but threaten effectively to liquidate the trust, a vote of corporate hara-kiri.Origin modus operandi (1600-1700) Latin “way of operating”mo·dus op·e·ran·di nounChineseSyllable doing something Corpus of that way a |