caveat

英 [ˈkæviæt]

美 [ˈkæviæt]

n.  警告; 告诫

复数：caveats　

GRE经济

BNC.15157 / COCA.11411

牛津词典

noun

• 警告；告诫
  a warning that particular things need to be considered before sth can be done

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 警告;事先声明;注意事项
  Acaveatis a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.
  1. With the caveat that almost every figure in this survey is suspect, it can at least be said that the world travel and tourism industry is huge...
     尽管事先声明此项调查报告中的每个数字都不可靠，但至少可以说，世界旅游观光业的市场庞大。
  2. There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
     有一点需要预先声明：他不得参与合并，或以其他方式削弱罗奇家族对该公司的控制。

英英释义

noun

• (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
  1. a caveat filed against the probate of a will
• a warning against certain acts
  1. a caveat against unfair practices
  Synonym:caution

双语例句

• A caveat here is appropriate.
  这里的警告是适当的。
• There's just one caveat: SQLObject won't let you change the primary key of an object.
  这只是一个警告：SQLObject不允许更改对象的主键。
• For this, I can use the standard Spring approach, but with one caveat.
  对于这个方面，我可以用标准的Spring方式，但是有一个警告。
• Try both and see which is preferable, either is acceptable with one caveat.
  两者都尝试下，看看哪一个是可取的，或者是一个可接受的警告。
• One caveat: You need to strike a balance between too much information and too little information.
  警告：需要在信息过多和信息过少之间找到一个平衡点。
• The other main SWAT caveat is that it's a security risk.
  另一个重要的SWAT警告是它存在安全风险。
• Caveat: Participants self-reported their finger lengths, raising the possibility of error.
  警告：参赛者自报自己的手指长度，提高了错误的可能性。
• There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
  有一点需要预先声明：他不得参与合并，或以其他方式削弱罗奇家族对该公司的控制。
• Talking about the communes, at the outset, we think that a caveat is due.
  在一开始就谈论公社，我们认为可能会是件犯忌的事儿。
• But there is a crucial caveat: how much worse might the politics get?
  但这里有一个关键问题：政治状况会恶化到何等程度？