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

• 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。
• 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。
• I'm a cautionary taie? Shoot me.
  我成了警世故事？杀了我吧。
• The government also delivered a cautionary message.
  韩国政府也发出了告诫信号。
• 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。
• The works of Bell, Mann, and Honig also contain a cautionary message.
  夏明德、曼素恩、韩起澜的研究也涵盖了这样警戒信息。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。