scruple
/ˈskruːp(ə)l/📚 25081托福GREsatScruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong. 道德良知
noun [抽象名词]微量；顾虑；踌躇
He acted wrongly and without scruple.
他做了错事毫不内疚.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 有顾忌；踌躇
They wriggled uncomfortably, for they knew he would not scruple [hesitate] to ram them down with poles.
他们不安地扭动着身子，因为他们知道他会毫不犹豫地用棍子把他们打下去。
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 对……有顾虑
He did not scruple to use it.
他满不在乎地打算用这笔钱。
scrup(看做scrub， 矮小的人) + le → 矮小者时常不自信， 顾忌很多 → 顾忌
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- ...a man with no moral scruples. …一个毫无道德良知的男人。