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 mo·dal·i·ty /moˈdæləti/
 樣式,形式,形態

 mo·dal·i·ty /moˈdælətɪ/ 名詞
 模態,樣式,方式,形式,藥征,用藥程式

 Mo·dal·i·ty n.
 1. The quality or state of being modal.
 2. Logic & Metaph. A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind.  According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.
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 modality
      n 1: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether
           they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
           [syn: mode]
      2: verb inflections that express how the action or state is
         conceived by the speaker [syn: mood, mode]
      3: a particular sense [syn: sense modality, sensory system]
      4: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical
         therapeutic treatment