caveat

/ˈkæviæt/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈeviˌæt] /ˈkæviæt/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈeviˌæt] /ˈka-vē-ˌät How to pronounce caveat (audio) -ˌat,  ˈkä-vē-ˌät How to pronounce caveat (audio) ˈkā-vē-ˌat/ (ame, mw)

caveat — noun

  • caveatsingular
  • caveatsplural

1. a warning, explanation, or special condition that tells you what limits apply be

1.名詞C1
釋義

a warning, explanation, or special condition that tells you what limits apply before you accept, do, or say something

例句

The doctor approved the trip, with one caveat: Milo must rest every afternoon.

with one caveat: + specific condition

Our landlord agreed to the shorter lease, but added a caveat about loud parties.

add a caveat about + topic

同義詞
  • warning

    is broader and often stresses danger or possible trouble more strongly

  • condition

    focuses on a rule or requirement that must be met

  • qualification

    is common in formal writing when a statement needs to be limited or narrowed

文法句型

with one caveat

with the caveat that + clause

add a caveat to something

用法筆記

Common in formal speech and writing, especially when someone mostly agrees but adds an important limit or condition. It often appears in patterns such as with one caveat or with the caveat that.

常見錯誤

❌My only caveat is coffee after lunch.
✅My only caveat is that the meeting must end by noon.
💡A caveat states a warning or condition, not a simple preference.