caveat

英 [ˈkæviæt]

美 [ˈkæviæt]

n. 警告; 告诫

复数：caveats　

GRE 经济

BNC.15157 / COCA.11411

牛津词典

noun

警告；告诫
a warning that particular things need to be considered before sth can be done

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 警告;事先声明;注意事项
Acaveatis a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.
1. 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。
2. 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。

英英释义

noun

(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
1. a caveat filed against the probate of a will
a warning against certain acts
1. a caveat against unfair practices
Synonym:caution

双语例句

Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude.
为什么：任何一个像这样的告诫都是粗鲁的。
Talking about the communes, at the outset, we think that a caveat is due.
在一开始就谈论公社，我们认为可能会是件犯忌的事儿。
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。
But there is a crucial caveat: how much worse might the politics get?
但这里有一个关键问题：政治状况会恶化到何等程度？
While all this could pan out, the researchers point out a caveat.
虽然所有这些都可能会实现，但研究人员还是给出了一项警告。
One important caveat is that Linux and Windows use the same GUID for their data partitions.
一个重要的说明是，Linux和Windows对它们的数据分区使用相同的GUID。
One caveat: You need to strike a balance between too much information and too little information.
警告：需要在信息过多和信息过少之间找到一个平衡点。
The only caveat I have is that a few of the commands generated contain syntax errors.
我要提出的惟一的警告就是：它所生成的部分命令包含语法错误。
Within the hour, though, a worrisome caveat came to light.
但是，还不到一小时，就出现了令人担忧的警告。
The one caveat to this trick is that you both need to be logged in as the same user.
关于此技巧需要注意的一点是，双方需要以同一用户登录。