caution

英 [ˈkɔː.ʃən]      美 [ˈkɑː.ʃən]
  • n. 小心,谨慎;警告,警示
  • vt. 警告
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caution 警慎

来自PIE*skeue, 注意,留意,词源同caveat, show(原义看别人,现义给别人看)。

caution
caution: see show
caution (n.)
c. 1300, "bail, guarantee, pledge," from Old French caution "security, surety" (13c.), from Latin cautionem (nominative cautio) "caution, care, foresight, precaution," noun of action from past participle stem of cavere "to be on one's guard" (see caveat). The Latin sense re-emerged in English 16c.-17c. Meaning "word of warning" is from c. 1600.
caution (v.)
"to warn," 1640s, from caution (n.). Related: Cautioned; cautioning.
1. Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting scenes of violence.
电视台受到警告,要求对暴力场面的描绘采取谨慎态度。
2. They may be wise to err on the side of caution.
他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。
3. There was a note of caution for the Treasury in the figures.
统计数字向财政部亮出了警告。
4. Keegan and company approached the game with understandable caution.
基根一伙人小心谨慎地对待这场比赛,这是可以理解的。
5. Extreme caution should be exercised when buying part-worn tyres.
购买部分磨损轮胎时要格外当心。

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