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

• 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。
• 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。
• But some of the purchases have turned into cautionary tales about expanding beyond China.
  但其中有些收购案已经成为中国企业海外扩张的警示案例。
• Although developments are generally good some cautionary notes should be sounded.
  虽然发展情况整体良好的，但是一些告诫的话还是应该说的。
• Cautionary statement: estimates, expectations, and business plans in this release are forward-looking statements.
  警戒性声明：本新闻稿中的估计、预期及业务计划均为前瞻性声明。
• 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。
• The government also delivered a cautionary message.
  韩国政府也发出了告诫信号。
• The research on the me cautionary system is all the way the weak points of the research on crime.
  对预防体系的研究在犯罪研究中一直是一个弱项。
• Bill's mother told him the cautionary tale of the little boy who wouldn't eat his food.
  比尔的母亲给比尔讲了那个不肯吃饭的小孩的劝诫故事。
• 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。