multimodal
多模态，指交互系统同时使用或支持多种感官通道（视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉等）进行输入或输出。
English Definition
"Referring to interactive systems that engage multiple sensory channels (visual, auditory, haptic, olfactory, etc.) for input or output."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
在 HCI/UX 中 multimodal interaction 强调输入多样（语音+触控+手势等）；在 ACI/可访问性领域常指视听触嗅多通道的输出设计。注意与 multimedia（多媒体）区分。
常见错误
- ·误译为'多模式'，应译为'多模态'
- ·与 multimedia（多媒体）混用
真实用例 · 3 条
"we developed CreatureConnect, a distributed device with which lemurs and zoo visitors alike can control the intensity of sounds, smells, and visuals on either side of the enclosure boundary."
"Below, we review work on multimodal animal technologies and technology-mediated AVIs, alongside how the control assigned and the choice provided mould both."
"Animal technologies typically apply visual (63.32%) and auditory (27.64%) modes. Though olfactory ones seldom feature (1.01%) [65], they are fundamental to animals' foraging behaviour and therefore warrant deeper investigation."