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").
权威例句
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。
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.
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。
3. I would offer a caveat for those who want to join me in the dual calling.
为防止发生误解,我想对那些想要步我后尘的人提出警告。
4. As I have written before, that's quite a caveat.
正如我以前所写, 那确实是个警告.
5. A caveat also needs to be applied to the growth case.