Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Season 1
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M.O.

/ˌɛmˈoʊ/B2

作案手法(缩写)(n.)

是 `modus operandi` 的缩写,表示惯用的犯罪手法。句中说犯罪现场符合他的「`M.O.`」,意思是作案方式很像他常干的。常见说法:`that's his M.O.`。

MM-HMM. I KNOW WHO DID IT-- DUSTIN WHITMAN. I PUT HIM IN RIKERS TWO YEARS AGO.
HE JUST GOT OUT, AND THE CRIME SCENE MATCHES HIS M.O. PERFECTLY.
[siren wails] (Jake) OKAY, WHAT DO WE GOT?
M.O. — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E07 · ReelWord