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

• 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。
• Bill's mother told him the cautionary tale of the little boy who wouldn't eat his food.
  比尔的母亲给比尔讲了那个不肯吃饭的小孩的劝诫故事。
• But some of the purchases have turned into cautionary tales about expanding beyond China.
  但其中有些收购案已经成为中国企业海外扩张的警示案例。
• 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。
• 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 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• Please read the following cautionary tale magically told by the1978 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
  1978年诺贝尔文学奖得主以梦幻色彩叙述了以下这则警示性故事，请读读看。