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modus operandi

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modus operandi /ˌmoʊdəsˌɑːpəˈrændi/ noun
modus operandi
/ˌmoʊdəsˌɑːpəˈrændi/
noun
Learner's definition of MODUS OPERANDI
[singular] formal
: a usual way of doing something
especially : the usual way that a particular criminal performs a crime惯常做法;(尤指罪犯的)惯用伎俩
Modus operandi is a Latin phrase that means “method of operation” in English.*modus operandi是拉丁语,英语意为“操作方法”。
called also MO

modus operandi

noun

mo·​dus ope·​ran·​di ˌmō-dəs-ˌä-pə-ˈran-dē How to pronounce modus operandi (audio)
-ˌdī
plural modi operandi ˈmō-ˌdē- How to pronounce modus operandi (audio)
ˈmō-ˌdī-
: a method of procedure
the best approach … was to do things through quiet persuasion, which was his modus operandi James Traub
especially : a distinct pattern or method of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime
got her picture identified, discovered her modus operandi, and put a stakeout on her neighborhood Time

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There’s a premonition of Pop Art in this modus operandi (albeit the inverse of Warhol’s placement of ersatz Brillo boxes in a gallery). Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Hiss Golden Messenger rarely plays the same set twice — Taylor’s modus operandi seems to be to go where the spirit moves him — and Saturday did not put the lie to that. Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 For Portman, who was new to working with Waititi, that modus operandi was like a breath of fresh air. Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 In a world of algorithmic strategies and cautious planning, Manolo Blahnik’s modus operandi remains delight. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2022 This can be determined by such things as the modus operandi of the attack, the style or pattern of communication or the leak site where communications are hosted. Etay Maor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Baid found a few dozen more profiles with the same modus operandi. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2022 This drive to question the status quo by reimagining the familiar is the designer’s modus operandi. Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022 Individual survival with a view to the Kremlin, not the defense of common interests such as sanctions’ removal, has been the oligarchs’ modus operandi. Stanislav Markus, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of modus operandi was in 1654

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