🇬🇧🇨🇳 caveat - 注意事项 : English Lesson

Meaning of "caveat" ("注意事项"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A caveat is an important warning or rule that comes with something, so you don’t misunderstand it. Imagine someone says, “You can have as much cake as you want,” but then adds a caveat: “as long as you eat your vegetables first.” The caveat is the extra warning or condition that changes how you should think about the first sentence. People use caveats to make sure others don’t get the wrong idea and to remind them that there are limits or things to be careful about.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our teacher allowed group projects, with the caveat that “group” did not mean one kid works while the others admire the pencil sharpener.

Mom said I could dye my hair blue, with the caveat that it had to be washable and not glow in the dark.

The cat allowed me to pet him, with the caveat that I must accept random surprise bites as part of the experience.

Grandpa agreed to tell a scary story, with the caveat that any snacks that fell from fear automatically became his.

The magician let me help with a trick, with the caveat that if I disappeared, I still had to go to school on Monday.

At the flea market, a small clock sat under glass. The seller smiled, pointing to a paper: a caveat about a crack, a caveat about a missing hand, a caveat about a hidden dent, each caveat repeated like pulses. She paid, heart clutched, then found the clock's tiny tick. She laughed at the last caveat, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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