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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.
  他的故事既富于启发，又发人深省，其中包含了乔布斯在创新、个性、领导力和价值观等方面的经验教训。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。