admonitory

IPA/ədˈmɒnɪtri/
KK[ˌædmˈɔnɪtˌɔri]IPA/ədˈmɑːnɪtɔːri/

admonitory — 形容詞

  • admonitorypositive
  • more admonitorycomparative
  • most admonitorysuperlative

1. giving a clear signal that a person's behaviour is not acceptable and needs to b

1.形容詞C1
釋義

告誡的

指出行為不當並要求改正

giving a clear signal that a person's behaviour is not acceptable and needs to be corrected

例句

Ingrid gave Omar an admonitory look when he reached for the last piece of cake.

Ingrid 給了 Omar 一個告誡的眼神,因為他伸手去拿最後一塊蛋糕。

collocation: admonitory look

The head teacher's admonitory tone made the noisy children go quiet right away.

校長告誡的語氣讓吵鬧的孩子們立刻安靜下來。

collocation: admonitory tone

常見搭配
  • admonitory glance
  • admonitory look
  • admonitory tone
  • admonitory voice
  • admonitory finger
  • admonitory remark
  • admonitory words
  • admonitory note
  • admonitory letter
同義詞
  • warning

    more general; can apply to any danger, not only to someone's conduct

  • reproving

    more openly critical; suggests direct blame rather than caution

  • cautionary

    less personal; often about future risks rather than past behaviour

文法句型

admonitory + glance/tone/remark/finger

用法筆記

Typically used before a noun (an admonitory glance, an admonitory tone) rather than after a linking verb. The word always carries a note of disapproval of someone's conduct.

常見錯誤

She gave me an admonitory smile' (when you mean a knowing or sympathetic smile).
She gave me an admonitory look.
'admonitory' always signals disapproval; it is not the same as 'meaningful' or 'significant.'
The weather report was admonitory about the storm.
The weather report warned about the storm.
'admonitory' is only used about a person's behaviour, not about general dangers.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • admonitory glance
  • admonitory look
  • admonitory tone
  • admonitory voice
  • admonitory finger
  • admonitory remark
  • admonitory words
  • admonitory note
  • admonitory letter

副詞搭配

  • sternly admonitory
  • gently admonitory

介系詞搭配

  • admonitory about
  • admonitory towards