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

• 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 this respect I think we can all agree that it remains an important cautionary tale.
  从这点来看，这仍是一个重要的警示性故事，我想我们都能同意这种说法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Asian markets traded with a cautionary tone, with sentiment further undermined by concerns about Chinese policy.
  亚洲市场的气氛较为谨慎，对中国政策的担忧进一步打压了市场人气。
• 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。
• 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。