caveat

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ca·ve·at /ˈkæviæt, ˈkeɪv-/ noun [countable]  formalWARN a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc 警告，提醒，告诫caveat that She will be offered treatment, with the caveat that it may not work. 她将接受治疗，但医生提醒她治疗不一定有效。

Examples from the Corpus

caveat• But there are a variety of caveats in both laws.• Catherine Destivelle issued a similar caveat from the floor about the situation in the Alps.• Despite these caveats archive film is extremely useful.• With this caveat, some trends can be seen.• Still, it is the best information available, so with those caveats, the show goes on.caveat that• Fattah, Bray said, proposed the stock purchase with a caveat that the profit-sharing contract would be terminated.• All of the caveats that apply to radiocarbon dating apply to its use in authentication.• It is, however, the grand claims rather than the caveats that other writers tend to follow.• I have used this method for many types of breads but there are two caveats that need to be explained.From Longman Business Dictionarycaveatcav‧e‧at /ˈkæviæt, ˈkeɪ-/ noun [countable] formal a warning that you need to be careful about something, especially about a choice or decision that you are thinking of makingThe company gives a caveat at the end of the advertisement, listing the possible side effects of the drug.Origin caveat (1500-1600) Latin “let him or her beware”, from cavere; → CAUTION1

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caveat
ca‧ve‧at /ˈkæviæt, ˈkeɪv-/ noun [countable]formal a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc
    caveat that
    She will be offered treatment, with the caveat that it may not work.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ warning something that you say or do to tell people about danger, or to tell them not to do something: All cigarette packets carry a government health warning. | She ignored her parents' warnings. | The army issued a warning that anyone who was out on the streets after dark was likely to be shot.
   ▪ caution formal an official warning or a piece of advice telling you to be careful: Caution: do not install electrical equipment near or around water sources. | The video begins with a caution that you must do some warm-up exercises first.
   ▪ tip-off informal a warning that someone is about to do something, especially one given to the police about a crime: Police were called to the hotel after a tip-off.
   ▪ alert a warning to be ready for possible danger that may happen soon: Twelve flood alerts have been issued to areas along the River Severn. | a fire alert | The ambulance services were on red alert (=they were ready to take action immediately).
   ▪ advisory formal an official warning or notice that gives information about a dangerous situation: The air pollution gets so bad on some days that health advisories are posted at park entrances.
   ▪ caveat formal a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc. Also used when pointing out that it is important to remember something: The woman was offered treatment, but with the caveat that it had only a 30% chance of success. | One caveat is that you must take the goods back to the shop within 14 days. | There is one important caveat to this argument.

cav·eatBrE /ˈkæviæt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæviæt/ 🔊 noun (formal, from Latin) a warning that particular things need to be considered before sth can be done 警告；告诫