scruples

英 [ˈskruːplz]

美 [ˈskruːplz]

n.  (道德上的)顾忌，顾虑
v.  无所顾忌地做; 肆无忌惮地干
scruple的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (道德上的)顾忌,顾虑;良心不安
  Scruplesare moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong.
  1. ...a man with no moral scruples.
     道德败坏的人

英英释义

noun

• motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  Synonym:consciencemoral sensesense of right and wrong

双语例句

• I understand that it's hard when you are asked to protect the American people against people who have no scruples and would willingly and gladly kill innocents.
  我理解，当你们被要求去保护美国人民，而你们的敌人则是些良心上没有任何顾忌，愿意并且乐于杀戮无辜的人，你们的任务很艰巨。
• Have you no scruples about buying stolen goods?
  你买赃物就毫无顾忌吗？
• She had no scruples about eavesdropping on conversations.
  她对偷听别人谈话一点也不感到良心不安。
• She had no scruples; she would do whatever she wanted to.
  她是一个毫无顾忌的人；她想要做什麽就做什麽。
• Jou-chia also discovered that one needn't have as many scruples toward one's husband as toward parents.
  柔也发现对丈夫不必像对父母那样有顾忌。
• He wondered if Gwen had any religious scruples about abortion.
  他不知道格温对于人工流产有没有宗教方面的顾虑。
• Now I determined to step in myself and to allay her scruples with a portion of the truth.
  这时，我决定亲自出马，说出一部分实话，消除她的顾虑。
• I have no principled objection to it, ie no objection based on moral scruples.
  从道德上来说，我并不反对此事。
• I can have no scruples now.
  我现在没有顾虑了。
• His objections, the scruples of his integrity, seemed all done away, nobody could tell how;
  他的顾虑，他因为为人正直而产生的顾忌，似乎早已荡然无存&谁也说不准是怎么回事；