| 单词 | cautionary |
| 释义 | cautionary (once / 8730 pages) adj When something is cautionary, it’s meant to be a warning to you. Your parents might be fond of telling cautionary tales, like the one about the girl who got electrocuted sticking a knife into the toaster. While driving, look for cautionary signs warning you of potential danger: falling rocks, kids crossing, hidden driveway. You might use cautionary words: “Watch your step! There’s glass all over the floor!” Don’t confuse cautionary with cautious, which means trying to avoid danger. Tell a cautionary tale about someone drowning because he swam too far out into the ocean and an overly cautious kid might decide never to swim again. WORD FAMILYcaution: cautionary, cautioned, cautioning, cautions, cautious, incaution, precaution+/cautious: cautiously, cautiousness, incautious, overcautious/incautious: incautiously, incautiousness/overcautious: overcautiously/precaution: precautional, precautionary, precautions USAGE EXAMPLESRousey’s dominance then difficulty should serve as a cautionary tale to fighters everywhere. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) This serves as a cautionary tale for medical professionals, journalists, and laypeople alike to resist clinical indictments based on hearsay, if not outright imagination. The New Yorker(Dec 29, 2016) Today, it’s seen as a cautionary tale at best, and a fraud at worst. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj serving to warn Syn admonitory, exemplary, monitory, warning dissuasive deterring from action 2adj warding off Syn prophylactic protective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind |
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