English Dictionary

modus operandi

/ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/

noun

(colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.

The detective is trying to determine the criminal's modus operandi.

意味（1）

(colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.

Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper.

意味（2）

(law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.