admonition

英 [ˌædməˈnɪʃn]

美 [ˌædməˈnɪʃn]

n.  警告; 告诫

复数：admonitions　

法律

BNC.21168 / COCA.14319

牛津词典

noun

• 警告；告诫
  a warning to sb about their behaviour

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 告诫；警告；责备
  Anadmonitionis a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
  1. She ignored the admonitions of her mother.
     她对母亲的告诫置若罔闻。

英英释义

noun

• cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  1. a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
  2. the warning was to beware of surprises
  3. his final word of advice was not to play with matches
  Synonym:monitionwarningword of advice
• a firm rebuke
  Synonym:admonishmentmonition

双语例句

• He was very aware of his own admonition not to discuss his training.
  他非常了解自己所给予的训诫-不能谈论自己训练的过程。
• It was an admonition then; it is an urgent need today.
  这番话在当时是一种忠告，在今天则是迫切的需要。
• With this parting admonition, he left Clyde to his thoughts.
  这样临行前劝告了一番，他就走了，留下克莱德自己想心事。
• And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
  你们作父亲的，不要惹儿女的气，只要照着主的教训和警戒，养育他们。
• Perhaps stung by Papua New Guinea's admonition, the US caved in and was cheered.
  或许是受巴布亚新几内亚警告的刺激，美国做出了让步，受到了各方的欢呼。
• I felt perplexed: I didn't know whether it were not a proper opportunity to offer a bit of admonition.
  我觉得很惶惑。我不知道现在是不是奉献忠告的合适机会。
• We've all heard the admonition: "Cut your losses, let your profits run".
  我们都听过这样的格言：斩断亏损，让利润奔跑。
• Bad habits of gamble or drug addiction which remain incorrigible despite repeated admonition;
  有赌博、吸毒等恶习屡教不改的；
• Another Keynesian dictum "in the long run we are all dead" was an admonition against the irresponsibility of doing nothing if we obstinately rely on the self-correcting power of market forces.
  凯恩斯的另一条格言“长期来看，我们都会死亡”是对一味依赖市场的自我修正功能，什么事情都不做的不负责任态度的警告。
• The typist received an admonition from the supervisor for being careless.
  那个打字员因粗心大意受到管理人的训诫。