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单词 cautel
释义

cautel

English

Etymology

Latin cautēla, from cautus, past participle of caveō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔːtəl/

Noun

cautel (countable and uncountable, plural cautels)

  1. (obsolete) deceit
    • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iii], page 14-16:
      Perhaps he loves you now,
      And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch
      The virtue of his will
  2. (obsolete) caution; prudence; wariness
    • a. 1589, William Fulke, Confutation of the Rhemish Testament
      Here come institution, by your blasphemous sacrifice, in all cautels and provisions of the Mass
  3. (Christianity) A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.

Derived terms

  • cautelous
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