英语词汇“admonitory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating

Recent Examples on the Web Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022 The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience.

Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018 Those seeking a more sobering perspective on the toxic highs of celebrity may want to make the pilgrimage to the Boston area, the cradle of admonitory American puritanism.

Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017 Their messages were by turns romantic, topical, admonitory and devout, while the music was hypnotically danceable.

Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin admonitōrius, from Latin admoni- (variant stem of admonēre "to admonish") + -tōrius, adjectival derivative of -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

单词	admonitory
释义	admonitory adjective ad·mon·i·to·ry əd-ˈmä-nə-ˌtȯr-ē : expressing admonition : warning admonitorily əd-ˌmä-nə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē adverb Synonyms admonishing cautionary cautioning exemplary monitory premonitory warning See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating Recent Examples on the Web Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022 The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience. Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018 Those seeking a more sobering perspective on the toxic highs of celebrity may want to make the pilgrimage to the Boston area, the cradle of admonitory American puritanism. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017 Their messages were by turns romantic, topical, admonitory and devout, while the music was hypnotically danceable. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017 Word History Etymology borrowed from Medieval Latin admonitōrius, from Latin admoni- (variant stem of admonēre "to admonish") + -tōrius, adjectival derivative of -tor, agent suffix First Known Use 1577, in the meaning defined above admonitory adjective as in warning serving as or offering a warning admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance warning cautionary premonitory admonishing monitory punitive cautioning moralizing didactic exemplary moralistic advisory counseling punishing counselling
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admonitory

adjective

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adjective