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

• Niall Ferguson, the author, historian and FT contributing editor, struck a more cautionary note in August.
  作家、历史学家兼英国《金融时报》特约编辑尼尔弗格森（niallferguson）在8月份发出了更严厉的警告。
• It is a cautionary tale for any foreign company seeking a joint venture in China.
  对于任何希望在华组建合资企业的外国公司，这都具有警示作用。
• The government also delivered a cautionary message.
  韩国政府也发出了告诫信号。
• 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。
• 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。
• Analysts and investors are now frantically waving cautionary red flags.
  如今，分析师和投资者都在疯狂地挥舞着示警的红旗。
• The shift "provides a cautionary note on signalling a recovery prematurely", he said.
  他表示，这一转变“敲响了警钟，告诫我们不要过早发出市场复苏的信号”。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is the cautionary tale of jimmy anderson.
  下面是关于吉米.安德森的具有警示性的故事。