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scruple    音标拼音: [skr'upəl]
n. 踌躇,犹豫,微量
vi. 踌躇,有顾忌

踌躇,犹豫,微量踌躇,有顾忌

scruple
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
2: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [synonym: {scruple},
{qualm}, {misgiving}]
3: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
v 1: hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure
himself"
2: raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
3: have doubts about

Scruple \Scru"ple\, v. t.
1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
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Others long before them . . . scrupled more the
books of heretics than of gentiles. --Milton.
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2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple. [R.]
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Letters which did still scruple many of them. --E.
Symmons.
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Scruple \Scru"ple\, n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed
stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple,
uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone,
anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. ? the chippings of
stone, ? a razor, Skr. kshura: cf. F. scrupule.]
1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
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2. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
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I will not bate thee a scruple. --Shak.
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3. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining
what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or
hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
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He was made miserable by the conflict between his
tastes and his scruples. --Macaulay.
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{To make scruple}, to hesitate from conscientious motives; to
scruple. --Locke.
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Scruple \Scru"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrupled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Scrupling}.]
To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on
account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
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We are often over-precise, scrupling to say or do those
things which lawfully we may. --Fuller.
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Men scruple at the lawfulness of a set form of divine
worship. --South.
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235 Moby Thesaurus words for "scruple":
Pyrrhonism, ace, apprehension, atom, awake a doubt, back down,
balance, balk, balk at, bashfulness, be diffident, be doubtful,
be dubious, be skeptical, be uncertain, beef, better self, bit,
bitch, blench, boggle, boggling, boycott, call in question,
challenge, complain, complaint, compunction, conscience,
conscientiousness, contest, cry out against, dab, debate,
deliberate, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demonstration, demur,
demurral, demurrer, diffidence, discomfort, dispute, distrust,
distrustfulness, dole, dot, doubt, doubtfulness, dram, dribble,
driblet, dubiety, dubiousness, dwarf, enter a protest, exception,
expostulate, expostulation, falter, faltering, farthing,
fastidiousness, fear, fight shy of, fleck, flinch, flyspeck,
fragment, fret, gag, gobbet, grain, granule, greet with skepticism,
grievance, grievance committee, groat, hair, half believe,
half-belief, handful, hang back, hang off, harbor suspicions,
have qualms, have reservations, hem and haw, hesitance, hesitancy,
hesitate, hesitation, hold off, holler, hover, howl, hum and haw,
indignation meeting, iota, jib, jot, kick, leeriness, little,
little bit, lota, make bones about, march, meticulousness, minim,
minimum, minutiae, misdoubt, misgive, misgiving, mistrust,
mistrustfulness, mite, modesty, modicum, molecule, mote,
nonviolent protest, nutshell, object, objection, ounce,
overconscientiousness, overscrupulousness, pangs,
pangs of conscience, particle, pause, pebble, picket, picketing,
pinch, pittance, point, point of honor, ponder, press objections,
pricking of heart, protest, protest demonstration, protestation,
pull back, punctilio, punctiliousness, quail, qualm,
qualm of conscience, qualmishness, qualms, query, question,
raise a howl, raise a question, rally, recoil, reconsideration,
reluctance, remonstrance, remonstrate, remonstration, retreat,
scrap, scruples, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, second thought,
second thoughts, self-doubt, shadow of doubt, shilly-shally, shred,
shrink, shrink from, shrinking, shy, shy at, shyness, sit in,
sit-in, skepticalness, skepticism, smell a rat, smidgen, smitch,
speck, spoonful, spot, squawk, squeamishness, state a grievance,
stick, stick at, stickle, stickling, stop to consider,
straddle the fence, strain, strain at, strike, stumble, suspect,
suspicion, suspiciousness, teach in, teach-in, thimbleful,
think twice about, throes, throw doubt upon, tiny bit, tittle,
total skepticism, touch of conscience, treat with reserve,
trifling amount, trivia, twinge of conscience, uncertainty,
uneasiness, vacillate, voice of conscience, wariness, waver, whit,
wince, withdraw, worry, yell bloody murder, yield


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  • SCRUPLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    qualm, scruple, compunction, demur mean a misgiving about what one is doing or going to do qualm implies an uneasy fear that one is not following one's conscience or better judgment
  • SCRUPLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    SCRUPLE definition: a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions See examples of scruple used in a sentence
  • SCRUPLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    SCRUPLE definition: 1 a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you… Learn more
  • Scruple - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Your scruples are what keep you from doing things you consider to be morally or ethically wrong Your scruples won't allow you to cheat on a test, or steal from your brother's Halloween candy stash The noun scruple comes from a Latin word, scrupulus, which means a small, sharp stone
  • scruple noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of scruple noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • SCRUPLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Anyone with scruples about gambling should not work in a betting shop There are also those at the other end of the financial spectrum who have few scruples about money He had no scruples about publishing it: but where? Of course, many will feel scruples about criticising others for how they spend their money out of fear of sounding hypocritical
  • Scruple - definition of scruple by The Free Dictionary
    An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action: "He would have taken any life with as little scruple as he took my money" (Charles Dickens)
  • scruple, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun scruple mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun scruple, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence scruple has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
  • scruple - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Verb scruple (third-person singular simple present scruples, present participle scrupling, simple past and past participle scrupled) (intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience
  • Scruple Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    Britannica Dictionary definition of SCRUPLE [+ object] formal : to be unwilling to do something because you think it is improper, morally wrong, etc — usually used in negative statements He did not scruple to lie about it [=he was willing to lie about it; lying about it did not bother him]





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