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单词 caution
释义 cau·tion
I. \ˈkȯshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English caucioun, from Old French caution, from Latin caution-, cautio, from cautus (past participle of cavēre to be on one's guard) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at show
1.
 a. : security for the performance of an obligation (as bail, a guarantee, or a pledge)
 b. : the person giving such security : surety — called also cautionary
2. obsolete : a contingent provision : reservation, saving clause
 < with the caution that the procedure be found legal >
3. : a warning or admonishment especially in counseling vigilance, due attention or consideration, safety, or reservation
 < the first caution which we shall do well to bear in mind is that religion is not always true or good — W.R.Inge >
4. : the action of taking heed : precaution
 < a surgeon taking the caution of sterilizing his equipment >
5. : heedful prudent forethought to minimize risk or danger : provident care about the results of an action or course : careful avoidance of undue risk : reserve in acceptance
 < my dear Percy's wonderful caution … a thing that no mere reckless woman can hope to emulate — Rose Macaulay >
 < a difficult climb, safe but requiring cautionAmerican Guide Series: California >
6. : a preparatory warning of a maneuver or direction given prior to a decisive command (as forward preceding the command march)
7.
 a. : one that arouses alarm or astonishment or commands attention or interest : an extreme or grotesque example
  < a fun-loving life of the party, a real caution >
 b. : an incident or example that startles and may serve as a check, admonition, or incentive
  < the way he drove was a caution >
II. transitive verb
(cautioned ; cautioned ; cautioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; cautions)
: to advise caution to : admonish or put on guard typically against danger, carelessness, imprudence, or excess
 < we … while experience cautions us in vain, grasp seeming happiness and find it pain — William Cowper >
Synonyms: see warn
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