caveat
英 ['k?v??t; 'ke?-]
美['k?v??t; '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
扩展词汇GRE
词态变化
复数:?caveats;
助记提示
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