mo.dal.i.ty

modality的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [mouˈdæliti:]
KK音标发音： [moˈdælɪti]

modality的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The fact, state, or quality of being modal.
形式：作为一种形式的事实，状态或性质

2. A tendency to conform to a general pattern or belong to a particular group or category.
属性，特性：符合一种大体模式或属于特定的组或类的倾向

3. Logic The classification of propositions on the basis of whether they assert or deny the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content.Also called mode
【逻辑学】 模态：逻辑命题的限制条件，建立在其内容的肯定或否定其可能性，不可能性，偶然性或必然性基础之上也作 mode

4. modalities The ceremonial forms, protocols, or conditions that surround formal agreements or negotiations:
modalities 仪式：与正式协议或协定有关的礼仪形式，礼节或条件：

“[He] grew so enthusiastic about our prospects that he began to speculate on the modalities of signing” (Henry A Kissinger)
“［他］ 变得为此看好我们的前景，甚至热心地开始筹划签字的仪式了” (亨利A基辛格)

5. Medicine A therapeutic method or agent, such as surgery, chemotherapy, or electrotherapy, that involves the physical treatment of a disorder.
【医学】 药征：一种治疗方法或手段，如外科，化学疗法或电疗等对病痛的物理疗法

6. Physiology Any of the various types of sensation, such as vision or hearing.
【生理学】 感觉：多种类型的感觉，如视觉或听觉