caveat

英 ['kævɪæt; 'keɪ-] 美['kævɪæt; 'ke-]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词threat

扩展词汇GRE

复数: caveats;

Caveat：因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告——警告、告诫

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").

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。

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。

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。