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modus vivendi

/moh-duhs vi-ven-dee, -dahy/US // ˈmoʊ dəs vɪˈvɛn di, -daɪ //

维系方式,生活方式,谅解备忘录,谅解方式

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mo·di vi·ven·di [moh-dee vi-ven-dee, moh-dahy vi-ven-dahy]. /ˈmoʊ di vɪˈvɛn di, ˈmoʊ daɪ vɪˈvɛn daɪ/.

    • : manner of living; way of life; lifestyle.
    • : a temporary arrangement between persons or parties pending a settlement of matters in debate.

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Examples

  • That seems to be the modus operandi as The League moves closer to the seven-year itch.

  • Each new creative wave that comes along seems to have to challenge the previous modus operandi.

  • Rubin echoed this message today, explicitly endorsing it as a modus operandi for the Egyptian military.

  • As always with CBS, if it's not broken, don't fix it seems to be their modus operandi.

  • In fact, my whole modus vivendi is dictated by the needs of writing.

  • Once satisfied that it was just and honourable, and it was comparatively child's work to arrange the modus operandi.

  • By means of an accepted code of rules a kind of modus vivendi in this respect is obtained.

  • He had a modus operandi of making the conditional mood mean the imperative.

  • They might, too, have told us to advantage something about the modus operandi of "walking a plank."

  • The Major chuckled, and admitted this might be so; his old governor used to say, "Est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines."