caution學測 L5KK [ˈkɑʃən] | /ˈkɑʃən/
謹慎;小心·警告;告誡·告誡;警告
警示牌常見字,兼具名詞與動詞兩種身份
The teacher cautioned us not to run in the hallway.
老師告誡我們不要在走廊奔跑。
一個畫面:伸手擋人示警
舉手警示抬手示意,要人小心留意
放慢腳步放慢腳步,小心邁向前方
貼牌示警警示牌寫著危險提醒
義項
小心邁步C1noun謹慎;小心
Drive with caution when the road is wet.
路面濕滑時開車要小心謹慎。
with caution
牌上警語C1noun警告;告誡
The caution sign said, "Wet Floor."
警示牌上寫著:「地板濕滑」。
a caution sign
出聲提醒B2verb告誡;警告
Sam cautioned his friend not to cross the busy street without looking both ways.
山姆告誡他的朋友,過繁忙的馬路前要先看清楚兩邊。
caution against
片語
with caution小心謹慎 →抱持小心謹慎的態度
a caution sign警示牌 →寫著警告文字的告示牌
caution against警告不要 →提醒對方要小心提防
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The sign said, "___: Wet Floor." (Caution / Cushion)
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Caution
caution 是「警告」、cushion 是「靠墊」,字尾拼法相同容易看錯。
「The caution sign said, 'Wet Floor.'」這句中的 caution 最接近哪個意思?(A) 小心謹慎的心態 (B) 警告危險的告示 (C) 警告某人的動作
看答案
(B)
此句中 caution 是名詞,指警示牌上的警告文字,而非心態或動作。
字族
cautious 謹慎的;小心的・cautiously 謹慎地;小心地
順路看看
careful — 更常見的『小心』說法warn — 口語常用,caution 較正式precaution — 先做準備以避免危險多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
搬運精密設備
The technicians moved the delicate equipment with caution.
技術人員小心謹慎地搬動精密設備。
倉庫安全提醒
The supervisor cautioned staff against stacking heavy boxes on the damaged shelf.
主管告誡員工,不要把重箱子堆在受損的層架上。
詞族
caution noun / verb 謹慎;警告;告誡・cautious adjective 謹慎的・cautiously adverb 謹慎地・cautionary adjective 警示性的
四選一
The technician ____ opened the case to avoid damaging the fragile components.
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cautiously
空格修飾動詞 opened,需用副詞 cautiously,表示謹慎地打開。cautious 與 cautionary 都是形容詞;caution 是名詞或動詞,代入後無法形成此處所需的動作修飾語。
同義改寫
The technicians moved the delicate equipment with caution. → The technicians moved the delicate equipment carefully.
with caution 與 carefully 在此都表示小心搬運,以免損壞設備。
The supervisor cautioned staff against stacking heavy boxes on the damaged shelf. → The supervisor warned staff not to stack heavy boxes on the damaged shelf.
cautioned someone against doing 與 warned someone not to do 在此都表示告誡對方不要進行該危險行為。