forewarning

/fɔːˈwɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fɔːrˈwɔːrn/ (ame, ipa) · /fɔːˈwɔːnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fɔːrˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ/ (ame, mw)

forewarning — 動詞

  • forewarningpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • forewarnings3rd person singular
  • forewarninging-ing form
  • forewarningedpast simple

1. to tell someone about a future problem or danger before it happens, so they can

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

預先警告

事前告知某人壞事將要發生

to tell someone about a future problem or danger before it happens, so they can prepare or avoid it

例句

The weather service forewarned coastal residents of the approaching hurricane.

氣象局預先警告沿海居民，颶風即將來襲。

forewarn + object + of + noun phrase

Darius forewarned his colleagues that the funding would run out by Friday.

Darius 事先警告同事，資金會在週五前用罄。

forewarn + object + that-clause

同義詞
  • caution

    softer and more general; can mean to advise care, not necessarily about a specific upcoming danger

  • alert

    more urgent and immediate; often used for emergencies or threats

  • prewarn

    very similar but less common; sometimes used in technical or procedural contexts

反義詞
  • surprise

    to cause someone to feel shock at something unexpected, the opposite of giving advance notice

文法句型

forewarn + object + of/about + noun phrase

forewarn + object + that-clause

forewarn + object + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Often used in the passive form ('be forewarned') or paired with the idiom 'forewarned is forearmed', meaning that knowing about a danger beforehand gives you time to prepare.

常見錯誤

❌I forewarned that the road is closed.
✅I forewarned them that the road is closed.
💡'forewarn' is transitive and nearly always requires an object (the person being warned).

forewarning — 名詞