| 单词 | qualm |
| 释义 | qualm (once / 3063 pages) n A qualm is a feeling of uneasiness, or a sense that something you're doing is wrong, and it sounds almost like how it makes your stomach feel. If you had qualms about taking candy from the bulk bins at the store, your conscience probably told you to go back to the cashier and pay. Qualm entered English in the 16th century, with meanings like "doubt" and "uneasiness." Usually a qualm comes from doubt about an action and a feeling that you are doing, or are about to do, something wrong. It isn’t a bad feeling about another person's behavior but about your own. If you have qualms about lying to get into the over-18 dance club, you might decide to follow your gut-check and meet your friends for coffee instead. WORD FAMILYqualm: qualms USAGE EXAMPLESAs it happens, “Patriots Day” works so well on a dramatic level that my qualms were silenced almost entirely from the start. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) McGoldrick, owner of Admiral D’s Marina and Waterfront Tavern, said addressing the problem extends beyond any one entrepreneur’s or lakefront dweller’s qualms about property values. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) No such qualms exist for Viola Davis, and when the camera is on her no one will be wanting to look elsewhere. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n uneasiness about the fitness of an action Syn|Hyper misgiving, scruple anxiety a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune 2n a mild state of nausea Syn|Hyper queasiness, squeamishness nausea, sickness the state that precedes vomiting |
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