| 释义 |
scruple /skrooˈpl/ noun- A difficulty or consideration, usu moral, obstructing action, esp one turning on a fine point or one that is baseless
- (in pl) moral standards, personal standards of decency which one adheres to
- A doubt, disbelief or difficulty
- Protest, demur
- Scrupulousness
- A small weight (in apothecaries' weight, 20 grains) (abbrev scr.)
- A sexagesimal division, as a minute of time or arc (obsolete)
- A very small quantity (archaic)
intransitive verb To hesitate because of scruples transitive verb- To cause to feel scruples (obsolete)
- To question, doubt (archaic)
- To have scruples about (archaic)
- To hesitate
ORIGIN: L scrūpulus, dimin of scrūpus a sharp stone, anxiety scruˈpler noun scrupulosity /-pū-losˈi-ti/ noun scruˈpulous adjective - Directed by scruples
- Having scruples, doubts, or objections
- Extremely conscientious or exact
- Captious (old)
scruˈpulously adverb scruˈpulousness noun make no scruple (or no scruples) about or make scruples about To offer (no) moral objections to |