| 单词 | cautionary tale |
| 释义 | > as lemmascautionary tale 3. Of the nature of, or conveying, a caution or admonition; warning, admonitory. Frequently in cautionary tale. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [adjective] monitoryc1475 warning1552 portentous1553 forewarning1576 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 premonitory1647 precautionary1648 noutheticala1652 cautional1656 cautioning1747 monitorial1816 pre-warning1892 heads up1979 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [adjective] > admonishing monitoryc1475 commonitory1570 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 precautionary1648 cautional1656 admonitivea1677 monitivea1677 monitorial1725 cautioning1747 admonitorial1848 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor > something that serves to admonish monitory1437 commonitory?1567 monitory letter1608 monitor1623 mementoa1625 monitive1638 cautionary tale1907 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning or caution > story conveying cautionary tale1907 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > types of narrative or story generally > [noun] > cautionary or moral tale cautionary tale1907 1638 F. Rous Heavenly Acad. x. 156 (heading) An applicatorie and cautionarie Conclusion. 1711 Tatler No. 273 Many cautionary precepts for my future conduct. 1806 J. Jebb Let. 23 June in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 255 A long cautionary letter, against the pernicious influence of philosophy and poetry. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. (1860) v. 107 It had a cautionary effect. 1884 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. Dec. 362/1 Cautionary as well as danger-boards should be prepared. 1907 H. Belloc (title) Cautionary tales for children. 1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations xx. 304 Julia rejected Mr. Phipps as a protagonist of a cautionary tale. 1959 Observer 15 Mar. 22/7 Professor Bowers's first chapter is full of cautionary tales for practising reviewers and critics of this sort. < as lemmas |
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