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issue/add a caveat (about sth)
The lawyer issued a caveat about signing the contract.
律师对签署合同提出了警告。
警告；告诫
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警告；告诫
A warning or caution
The lawyer issued a caveat about signing the contract.
律师对签署合同提出了警告。
警告
A warning.
对某些行为的警告
a warning against certain acts
限制条件或豁免
A qualification or exemption.
(法律)要求暂停诉讼直至听证的正式通知
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
Before accepting the job offer, she added a caveat that she would need flexible hours.
在接受工作邀请之前，她加了一个警告，即她需要灵活的工作时间。
AI contextual example
The contract comes with a caveat: the buyer must inspect the property within seven days.
合同附带一个警告：买方必须在七天内检查房产。
AI contextual example
There is one major caveat to this plan: we need approval from the board.
这个计划有一个主要的警告：我们需要董事会的批准。
AI contextual example
a caveat against unfair practices
一项针对不公平做法的警告
WordNet
The lawyer issued a caveat about signing the contract.
律师对签署合同提出了警告。
法律用语
The plaintiff entered a caveat to stop the proceedings.
原告提交了暂停诉讼的正式通知。
The agreement was accepted with a caveat.
该协议在附有警告的情况下被接受。
Not this
I caveat that the plan is risky.
Use this
I add a caveat that the plan is risky.
caveat是名词，不能直接用作及物动词。正确的表达是使用带冠词的名词结构“add a caveat that”或改用动词“warn”。“caveat”作动词仅在法律语境中有限使用，且不能像这样带宾语从句。
Not this
There is caveat in the agreement.
Use this
There is a caveat in the agreement.
caveat是可数名词，作主语或宾语时需要冠词或量词。中文没有冠词，学习者易遗漏。这里需要用不定冠词“a”表示“一个警告”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发出警告
The government issued a caveat against traveling to the region.
政府发出了前往该地区的警告。
提出正式通知
The lawyer entered a caveat to stop the probate proceedings.
律师提出了正式通知以暂停遗嘱认证程序。
附带警告
He accepted the offer with a caveat that the contract must be reviewed.
他接受了提议，但附带警告说合同必须经过审查。
重要警告
There is one important caveat to this plan: we need more funding.
这个计划有一个重要警告：我们需要更多资金。
一个注意事项
One caveat: the software may not be compatible with older systems.
一个注意事项：该软件可能不兼容旧系统。
买者自负
In used car sales, the principle of caveat emptor applies.
在二手车销售中，适用买者自负原则。
买者自负；货物出门概不退换
The used car was sold 'as is', so caveat emptor applies.
这辆二手车是以“现状”出售的，所以买者自负。
读者自负；读者自行辨别
Caveat lector: some online reviews may be biased.
读者自负：一些在线评论可能存在偏见。
买者自负
The contract included a caveat about hidden fees.
合同中包含一项关于隐藏费用的警告。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use caveat naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
caveat音似'开维特'，想象一个洞穴(cave)入口挂着警告牌，提醒小心。
通常用于正式或法律语境，表示对某行为的警告或法律程序暂停通知；也可用于日常提醒，表示注意事项。因此选择混合注册。
No exact rhymes. Lookalikes like 'sweat', 'meat', 'seat', 'treat' share the '-eat' spelling but are pronounced differently (short or long e vs /iæt/). 'Fiat' has a similar ending sound but differs in the first syllable vowel.
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