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

• Well, I must confess, these are scruples.
  嗯，我已经必须承认，这些都是造孽钱。
• 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。
• Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed a celibate grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired.
  她的正统犹太教养育和我自己的天主教顾忌实行独身主义的宽限期，使甚至亲吻一个遥远的前景，但是热切期望的。
• 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。
• Blind love had overcome a lifetime's scruples.
  盲目的爱情压倒了一生的顾忌。
• Jack doesn't have many principles or scruples.
  杰克没有太多的行为准则和顾忌。
• The matter weighed upon his conscience. You resigned the place from conscientious scruples.
  这件事使他的良心痛苦不安。您辞去那个职位是出于良心上的不安。
• I can have no scruples now.
  我现在没有顾虑了。
• He was not a man who inherently was troubled with conscientious scruples.
  他天生就不是一个顾忌良心责备的人。
• 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。