caveat
英['k?v??t;'ke?-]
美['k?v??t;'ke-]
- n. 警告；中止訴訟手續的申請；貨物出門概不退換；停止支付的廣告
詞態變化
復數:?caveats;
助記提示
Caveat：因為在巖洞偷吃東西而被警告——警告、告誡
英文詞源
- 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").
雙語例句
- 1. There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
- 有一點需要預先聲明：他不得參與合并，或以其他方式削弱羅奇家族對該公司的控制。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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.
- 盡管事先聲明此項調查報告中的每個數字都不可靠，但至少可以說，世界旅游觀光業的市場龐大。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I would offer a caveat for those who want to join me in the dual calling.
- 為防止發生誤解，我想對那些想要步我后塵的人提出警告。
來自辭典例句
- 4. As I have written before, that's quite a caveat.
- 正如我以前所寫, 那確實是個警告.
來自互聯網
- 5. A caveat also needs to be applied to the growth case.
- 對于經濟增長的論據也要保持警惕.
來自互聯網