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单词 scruple
释义 Noun: scruple  skroopul
  1. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains 
  2. Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    - qualm, misgiving 
  3. An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Verb: scruple  skroopul
  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

Derived forms: scrupled, scruples, scrupling

See also: scrupulous

Type of: anxiety, apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, fret, fuss, hesitate, niggle, pause, principle, question, wonder

Part of: drachm, drachma, dram

Encyclopedia: Scruple

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