modus vivendi /imaudas vi'vendi:; 'modasvi'ven-dai/ n (Lat) way of living; (way of getting a) temporary agreement (while awaiting the final settlement of a dispute, etc). (拉) 生活方式; (在等待爭(zhēng)執(zhí)等之最后解決時(shí)的) 暫時(shí)協(xié)議; 獲得暫時(shí)協(xié)議之途徑。