setback which serves as a warning to others
It would kill this monstrous soul - life, and without its hideous warnings, he would be at peace.
它会杀死这个可怕的、有生命的心灵, 除去了这个丑恶的殷鉴, 他就能获得安宁。
—— 辞典例句In practice, we need to continually summarize our predecessors´historical failures.
我们要在实践中不断总结前人失败的殷鉴。
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