The Justice fumbled with his gloves, in endeavouring to draw them on hastily, and Mr. Nicholas bustled to get his greatcoat and whip. Their landlord endeavoured to detain them, and spoke of supper and beds. Both, pouring forth many thanks for his invitation, seemed as if they would much rather not, and Mr. Justice Foxley was making a score of apologies, with at least a hundred cautionary hems and eh-ehs, when the girl Dorcas burst into the room, and announced a gentleman on justice business.英文原著 · 《Redgauntlet》
Desroches, like the rest of us, once groveled in the poverty of Job. He grew so tired of wearing coats too tight and sleeves too short for him, that he swallowed down the law in desperation and had just bought a bare license. He was a licensed attorney, without a penny, or a client, or any friends beyond our set; and he was bound to pay interest on the purchase-money and the cautionary deposit besides."英文原著 · 《The Firm of Nucingen》
She also gave Janet some lessons in frying-pan cooking. Runcie never became an enthusiast, but she allowed herself to be interested, if cautionary. "To think of the nice comfortable beds you will be leaving," she would say. "A horse is a vain thing for safety," she would say. "The blisters you'll get on your poor feet!" she would say. "The indigestion!" she would say. "Living like gypsies," she would say. "No proper washing or anything," she would say.英文原著 · 《The Slowcoach》
I don't care how you feel about this, But unless you want to end up The subject of a cautionary documentary, Better start telling me The things that you're afraid to whisper That you've been keeping inside.美剧 · 《Billions》
And before I wrap up, it's incumbent upon me to sound a cautionary note about certain of my colleagues here.美剧 · 《Billions》
It's a cautionary tale of two young entrepreneurs who flew too close to the sun.美剧 · 《Sillicon Valley》