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
Did you look at them?
你看过了吗？
One party is entitled to cancel the contract if the other side cannot execute it.
如果一方不履行合同，另一方有权取消合同。
Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.
埃里克是这家长子。