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

• 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。
• But I got more and more scruples, and can't stop considering about the results and responsibilities.
  可是却有了越来越多的顾忌，会考虑后果和责任。
• Art is not without scruples, behavior art without doubt have its own bottom line.
  艺术并非是无所顾忌，行为艺术无疑也有自己的道德底线。
• I think he must be a sensitive person, having lot of scruples and principles.
  我想，他应该也是个敏感的人，有很多顾忌，有很多原则。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Blind love had overcome a lifetime's scruples.
  盲目的爱情压倒了一生的顾忌。
• 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。