1. a warning against certain acts;

   "a caveat against unfair practices"
   

2. (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing;

   "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
   

1.警告;事先声明;注意事项
Acaveat is a warning of a specific limitation of something such as information or an agreement.

e.g. With thecaveat that almost every figure in this survey is suspect, it can at least be said that the world travel and tourism industry is huge...
尽管事先声明此项调查报告中的每个数字都不可靠，但至少可以说，世界旅游观光业的市场庞大。
e.g. There was onecaveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
有一点需要预先声明：他不得参与合并，或以其他方式削弱罗奇家族对该公司的控制。

1. 警示：以披露原则代替警示(caveat)原则,美国国会意图间接地促进证券业界的职业道德,其背后的基本逻辑是:阳光是最好的防腐剂、公开是治愈社会及工业顽疾的良方,暴露在光天化日之下的人们终归要检点自身的言行.

2. 防止误解的说明：至于防止误解的说明(caveat),我们认识到了契约法除了防止机会主义行为之外,它的另一个重要功能是:通过加入遗漏条款而使当事人的协议变得更为完满. 这一功能也与契约履行的相继性有关. 对当事人而言,履约所花的时间越长--并且应记住,

3. 因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告--警告、告诫：10) Hermit:何处觅她--隐士 | 11) Saturnine:坐在九个骨灰盒子上--忧郁的、严厉的 | 12)caveat:因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告--警告、告诫