cautionary是什么意思？

cautionary

英[ˈkɔ:ʃənəri] 美[ˈkɔʃəneri]

• adj. 警告的，提醒注意的，告诫的，<英>担保的；

例句

• But there were also cautionary signals in the Hynson opinion. 可是在"海森"案的意见里,还有一些告诫性的信号.
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (故事或其标注)警戒的，警世的
  A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
  例句
  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。 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。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. tending to ward off;
  "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
  2. serving to warn;
  "shook a monitory finger at him""an exemplary jail sentence"