caveat

英 [ˈkæviæt]

美 [ˈkæviæt]

n.  警告; 告诫

复数：caveats　

GRE经济

BNC.15157 / COCA.11411

牛津词典

noun

• 警告；告诫
  a warning that particular things need to be considered before sth can be done

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 警告;事先声明;注意事项
  Acaveatis a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
  1. a caveat filed against the probate of a will
• a warning against certain acts
  1. a caveat against unfair practices
  Synonym:caution

双语例句

• 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。
• I would just add one caveat to the suggestions in this article.
  我只想补充一书的建议，在这篇文章。
• There's just one caveat: SQLObject won't let you change the primary key of an object.
  这只是一个警告：SQLObject不允许更改对象的主键。
• No such caveat applies to Mittal or Arcelor.
  这样的告诫不适用于米塔尔和阿塞洛。
• The only caveat I have is that a few of the commands generated contain syntax errors.
  我要提出的惟一的警告就是：它所生成的部分命令包含语法错误。
• Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude.
  为什么：任何一个像这样的告诫都是粗鲁的。
• Let me know if you find anything, and in the meantime, caveat emptor.
  让我知道如果你发现任何东西，在此期间，买者自负。
• One caveat: You need to strike a balance between too much information and too little information.
  警告：需要在信息过多和信息过少之间找到一个平衡点。
• One important caveat is that these security improvements aren't perfect.
  一定要注意一点：这些安全改进并不是完美的。
• While all this could pan out, the researchers point out a caveat.
  虽然所有这些都可能会实现，但研究人员还是给出了一项警告。