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 government also delivered a cautionary message.
  韩国政府也发出了告诫信号。
• I'm a cautionary taie? Shoot me.
  我成了警世故事？杀了我吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• At the very least, it hopefully will be a cautionary tale for anyone who follows.
  最起码，它很有希望成为一个值得所有后来者警惕的故事。
• 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。
• 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。
• To illustrate the point the book kicks off with a cautionary tale.
  为强调这一点，这本书以一个警示性故事为开头。
• But there were also cautionary signals in the Hynson opinion.
  可是在“海森”案的意见里，还有一些告诫性的信号。