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Without the @ character, the modifier function would be called for each element of the array.
如果没有使用 @ 字符，修饰符函数会对数组的每一个元素进行调用。
Now you can set any field at all while keeping its previous value by setting a modifier and a verb.
现在，通过设置一个修饰语和一个动词，您就可以设置任何字段，而同时保存其先前的值。
Recall that earlier, I defined the necessary information for an operation as the noun, verb, and optional modifier.
回忆前面我所定义的关于作为名词、动词和可选修饰语的操作的必需信息。

"And I long for the day when that modifier can be a moot point, but I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young intrepid tenacious male or female filmmaker, and have them feel that the impossible is possible.

The programmable directional thumb pad can be used either for movement or as modifier keys to access auxiliary commands.
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You'll then be asked about modifier keys -- just choose the default here, as well as "No compose key" on the next screen.
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Value comes from those using it and when those using it mutually assign no value, it disappears, becoming a quaint linguistic oddity or a neglected modifier.
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a word or phrase that is used with another word or phrase to limit or add to its meaning

A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies another word or group. In some descriptions of grammar, only words that are used before a noun are called modifiers.