modus
n. 方法，方式；程序，样式
复数 modi或moduses
例句
An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.
与被告的简短交流体现了她独特的办事方式。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
After 1940, a modus vivendi between church and state was achieved.
1940年后，教会和政府达成了妥协。
I understand this. Avoidance was my modus operandi.
这我能理解。因为以前，逃避也是我惯用的伎俩。
