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A word used to say what you want to avoid — it means something close to 'so that ... doesn't happen' or 'in case.' 'She whispered, lest anyone hear her' means she whispered so that no one would hear her. It's a fairly formal or old-fashioned word — you'll see it in careful writing, warnings, or stories, but people rarely use it in everyday chatting.
以免、唯恐(比較正式、書面的用字)
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
lestconj/lɛst/
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formalliteraryFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
- He won't go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles.
- I brought my notes lest faulty memory lead me astray.
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formalliterarythat (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)
- There was danger/alarm lest the plan become known.
- I am afraid lest I revealed too much.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。