An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.是什么意思？

An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.

与被告的简短交流体现了她独特的办事方式。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

example

n. 例子，榜样，范例，先例；vt. . 作为…的例子，为…做出榜样 ；vi. . 举例；

例句
...a fine example of Moroccan architecture.
摩洛哥建筑风格的典范

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

provided

conj. 如果，假如，在…的条件下；v. 提供，供给( provide的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
She excelled at impersonations, which provided great amusement for him and his friends.
她擅长模仿，给他和他的朋友们带来了很多欢乐。

during

prep. 在…的时候，在…期间，当…之时，其间；

例句
...the accrual of funds used during construction.
建设过程中资金的累积

terse

adj. （说话、文笔等）精练的，简洁的，扼要的；

例句
He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday...
他发表了简短声明，称他正在和同事讨论他的未来，并将于星期一宣布他的决定。

exchange

n. 交换，交易，交易所，兑换（率）；vt. 交换，互换，兑换，交换，调换；vi. 交换，替换，进行易货贸易，作物物交换，[金融业]（货币）交换，兑换；

例句
Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all.
商品自由交换惠泽八方。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

defendant

n. [法]被告人；adj. [法]被告的，辩护的；

例句
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。