caveat

英 ['kævɪæt; 'keɪ-] 美 ['kævɪæt; 'ke-]
  • n. 警告;中止诉讼手续的申请;货物出门概不退换;停止支付的广告

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Caveat:因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告——警告、告诫

英文词源


caveat
caveat: see show
caveat (n.)
1540s, from Latin, literally "let him beware," 3rd person singular present subjunctive of cavere "to beware, take heed, watch, guard against," from PIE root *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (cognates: Sanskrit kavih "wise, sage, seer, poet;" Lithuanian kavoti "tend, safeguard;" Armenian cucanem "I show;" Latin cautio "wariness;" Greek koein "to mark, perceive, hear," kydos "glory, fame," literally "that which is heard of;" Old Church Slavonic chujo "to feel, perceive, hear," cudo "wonder," literally "that which is heard of;" Czech (z)koumati "to perceive, be aware of;" Serbian chuvati "watch, heed;" Old English sceawian "to look at" (source of show (v.)); Middle Dutch schoon "beautiful, bright," properly "showy;" Gothic hausjan "hear").

双语例句


1. There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
有一点需要预先声明:他不得参与合并,或以其他方式削弱罗奇家族对该公司的控制。

来自柯林斯例句

2. With the caveat that almost every figure in this survey is suspect, it can at least be said that the world travel and tourism industry is huge.
尽管事先声明此项调查报告中的每个数字都不可靠,但至少可以说,世界旅游观光业的市场庞大。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I would offer a caveat for those who want to join me in the dual calling.
为防止发生误解,我想对那些想要步我后尘的人提出警告。

来自辞典例句

4. As I have written before, that's quite a caveat.
正如我以前所写, 那确实是个警告.

来自互联网

5. A caveat also needs to be applied to the growth case.
对于经济增长的论据也要保持警惕.

来自互联网

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