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
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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

• Have you no scruples about buying stolen goods?
  你买赃物就毫无顾忌吗？
• Oh, I had a few scruples. I assuaged my conscience with empty words.
  哦，我有过一点顾虑，但我用空洞的话语安慰我的良知。
• 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。
• You resigned the place from conscientious scruples.
  您辞去那个职位是出于良心上的不安。
• 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；
• 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。
• Jack doesn't have many principles or scruples.
  杰克没有太多的行为准则和顾忌。
• I have scruples about playing cards for money.
  我对于玩纸牌赌钱有所顾忌。
• 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。
• We'll respect Catherine's filial scruples.
  凯瑟琳由于出于孝心而有所顾虑，这我们应当尊重。