Cautionary是英語中的形容詞,音標為英[ˈkɔːʃənəri]/美[ˈkɔːʃəneri],核心含義為"警告的,勸誡的"。該詞通過添加後綴"-ary"由名詞caution派生而來,詞根源自拉丁語"cautio"(防備措施)。柯林斯詞典將其定義為"旨在向人們發出警告的敘述或注釋",常見於警示性故事、安全標識及法律文本等多種語境。
該詞具有多領域套用特徵:在文學中構成"Cautionary Tale"(警世寓言),交通安全領域使用"cautionary signal"(警告信號),法律術語包含"cautionary obligation"(保證債務)等。劍橋詞典強調其"intended to warn or advise"的核心功能,典型例句如政府告誡信息、企業案例警示等均體現其預警特性。近義詞涵蓋admonitory、preventive,反義詞包括persuasive等,多用於托福、雅思等英語考試的學術文本。
作為形容詞,cautionary在英語演變中逐漸專用於表達抽象警戒概念,現代用法主要保留"警告性"與"預防性"雙重語義特徵,古義"擔保的"僅存於特定語境。該詞通過短語搭配延伸語義功能,如"cautionary note"常用於學術論述,"cautionary measures"多出現於行政文書。
基本介紹
- 外文名:cautionary
- 詞性:形容詞
- 英式發音:[ˈkɔːʃənəri]
- 美式發音:[ˈkɔːʃəneri]
單詞釋義
單詞用法
短語搭配
雙語例句
- In her conclusion, the author sounds a cautionary note. 作者在結尾時敲響了警鐘。
- Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions. 15個月剛過,這便成了一個有關國際併購陷阱的警世故事。
- Venus has long been held up as a cautionary tale for everything that could go wrong on a planet like earth. 長期以來,金星一直被認為是一個警示故事,告訴我們在像地球這樣的行星上,任何事情都可能出錯。
- The real point of the cautionary tale, says animal behaviorist Herzau, is that the labels we put on things can affect our moral responses to them. 動物行為學家 Herzau說,這個警示故事的真正意義在於,我們給事物貼上的標籤會影響我們對事物的道德反應。
- But he added a cautionary note. 但是他以謹慎的語氣補充說。
- It is a cautionary tale. 這是一個警示的故事。
- This is really just a cautionary tale. 這真是一個警世的寓言。
- But I still think it's a cautionary tale. 但我依然認為這值得我們警示。
- He offers his own "hectic" life as a cautionary tale. 他現身說法,把自己以前“緊張興奮”的生活經歷作為警示故事講給他們聽。
- So here's the obligatory, but important, cautionary note. 所以這裡有些必需的,但重要的警示。
- And that is why HP also provides a second cautionary lesson. 正因為如此,惠普也給了我們第二條警示。
- Japan's collapse back into recession in 1998 is a cautionary tale. 日本在1998年的經濟崩潰是一個勸諭。
- MySpace, which was bought by News Corp in 2005, offers a cautionary tale. 新聞集團在2005年收購的MySpace就是一個前車之鑑。
- He lives on, in part, as a cautionary tale told by author Malcolm Gladwell. 他的生命歷程,某一部分是作為警戒故事從坐著馬爾科姆·格蘭維爾說出的。
- Japan offers a cautionary tale on the risks of infrastructure-based stimulus. 至於基礎設施經濟刺激方案的風險,已有日本這一前車之鑑。
- It's a cautionary tale for anyone whose company is now in the throes of a merger. 如果你的公司現在正處於併購的陣痛期,那么這個故事可以成為你的警世寓言。
- Erik Eckel offers some cautionary advice for IT consultants who are just starting out. ErikEckel為剛剛起步的IT顧問提供了一些警示性的建議。
- I enjoyed your post and have tweeted because I think it's an important cautionary tale. 我欣賞你的博文,並發推推薦它,因變這是一個重要的警示。
- Meanwhile, Alfonso told how the same cautionary warnings had echoed wherever they went. 同時,阿爾弗雷德告訴我無論走到那裡,總有人對他們發出相同的告誡。
- He nudges them to pipe down and study. He offers his own "hectic" life as a cautionary tale. 還把自己以前“酷酷”的生活講述給他們,讓他們引以為戒。
- To some degree, this is really a cautionary tale, as we almost fell for this story ourselves. 在某種程度上,這算得上是一個警示事件,因為我們也差點陷入其中。
- But a writer identifying herself as Female Surgeon from St. Louis (9) had some cautionary words. 但是,聖路易斯的一位女外科醫生有她的警告詞。
- To some degree, this is really a cautionary tale here, as we almost fell for this story ourselves. 在某種程度上,這算得上是一個警示事件,因為我們也差點陷入其中。
- I've listed them as a cautionary tale above—more like a public service, than an outright complaint. 我把它們列出來作為警戒——下面的內容更像是公共輔導而不是喋喋不休的訴苦。

