cautionary

英 [ˈkɔːʃənəri]

美 [ˈkɔːʃəneri]

adj.  劝告的; 告诫的; 警告的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19459 / COCA.13544

牛津词典

adj.

• 劝告的；告诫的；警告的
  giving advice or a warning
  1. a cautionary tale about the problems of buying a computer
     有关购买计算机时可能遇到种种问题的告诫
  2. In her conclusion, the author sounds a cautionary note .
     作者在结尾时敲响了警钟。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (故事或其标注)警戒的，警世的
  Acautionarystory or acautionarynote to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
  1. Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions...
     不过15个月，它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。
  2. An editorial in The Times sounds a cautionary note.
     《泰晤士报》的一篇社论读起来颇有警诫意味。

双语例句

• The works of Bell, Mann, and Honig also contain a cautionary message.
  夏明德、曼素恩、韩起澜的研究也涵盖了这样警戒信息。
• Please read the following cautionary tale magically told by the1978 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
  1978年诺贝尔文学奖得主以梦幻色彩叙述了以下这则警示性故事，请读读看。
• The difficulty of making Italians is a cautionary tale for those who now have to struggle to make Europeans.
  对那些目前不得不努力创造欧洲人的人而言，创造意大利人的困难值得引以为戒。
• One cautionary word about height: It's important not to get greedy.
  在身高问题上我要提醒一句：很重要的一点是别太贪心。
• Two separate studies published this week sound a cautionary note for vitamin gobblers.
  本周发表的两篇研究给那些贪食维他命的人敲了敲警钟。
• In fact, the recent evidence tells a surprising cautionary tale of stagnation and drift.
  实际上，最近的证据描绘出了一个令人吃惊和警惕的停滞和转变过程。
• His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.
  他的故事既富于启发，又发人深省，其中包含了乔布斯在创新、个性、领导力和价值观等方面的经验教训。
• All forward-looking statements in this announcement are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
  这项公告中的所有前瞻性陈述都完全受到该警戒性声明的限制。
• And that is why HP also provides a second cautionary lesson.
  正因为如此，惠普也给了我们第二条警示。
• After that, cassandra's status went from a cautionary tale to legend.
  在那之后，卡珊德拉就成了一个不小的传奇。