喜樂美語
  1. 1警示的、勸誡的（cautionary tale 常說「警世故事」）

    Cautionary means “meant as a warning about what not to do.” A cautionary tale is a story that says: look what happened — do not copy this. Teachers, parents, and news writers love that pairing. The word is a little formal; in everyday talk people often just say a warning, or “this is to warn you.” Though actually, a cautionary story is not always fair in every detail. It is often shaped to scare you a little, so you remember.

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組成Borrowed from Medieval Latin cautiōnārius. In English you can also see it as caution + -ary (“connected with”).

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  • cautionthe warning itself; cautionary things give caution
  • cautioussame Latin root: being careful because there is danger

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

cautionaryadj/ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/

  • 1

    Serving to caution or warn; admonitory

    • Most parents were optimistic, but others sounded a cautionary note.
  • 2

    Serving to ward off; preventive

  • 3

    obsoleteHeld as security or hostage

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