Modal auxiliary verb
n. 表动词语态的助动词（如may,might,must等）
🧩 词语组成解析
modal
[['məudl]]
a. 形式的, 样式的, 形态上的, 模态的\\n[计] 模态的
auxiliary
[ɔɡ'zɪlɪəri]
adj. 辅助的;备用的，补充的;附加的;副的;
n. 助动词;辅助者，辅助人员;附属机构，附属团体;辅助设备;
auxili帮助+ary...的 → 辅助的
🗣️ 情景例句
I think it's about time we got going.
我想差不多是告辞的时候了。
A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town.
理查德。科尔森生前是我们镇上最有名望的人之一。