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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
After that, cassandra's status went from a cautionary tale to legend.
在那之后，卡珊德拉就成了一个不小的传奇。
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。
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。
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。
One cautionary word about height: It's important not to get greedy.
在身高问题上我要提醒一句：很重要的一点是别太贪心。