| 释义 |
warning
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English warnung, from warnian to warn + -ung -ing
1.
a. : the action of one that warns : the action or fact of putting one on his guard by intimating danger, evil consequences, or penalties from an act or course of conduct
< give warning >
< without warning she began to beat him on the head — Sherwood Anderson >
b. : the fact or state of being warned
< he had warning of his illness >
2. : something that warns or serves to warn: as
a. : admonition
b. : an example or case having a deterrent effect
< his life will be a warning to others >
c. : calling, summons; also : a summoning bell or other signal
d. : a notice from one or the other of two parties to a business relation (as of landlord and tenant) that it will be terminated at a certain time
e. : a notice advising a student that his academic or social record is unsatisfactory
f. : a notice, bulletin, or signal that serves to caution of the approach of danger
< hurricane warning >
< air raid warning >
especially : storm warning
3. : the partial unlocking of a striking mechanism of a clock accompanied by a sound intimating that the clock is about to strike
II. adjective
Etymology: partly from warning (I); partly from present participle of warn
: serving as an alarm, signal, summons, or admonition : announcing something imminent or impending or the presence of danger
< warning bell >
< warning shot >
< warning examples of the old vices — J.G.Frazier >
• warn·ing·ly adverb |