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单词 scruples
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Scruples
nnoun.motivemotivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Synset:conscience moral sense sense of right and wrong
Hypernyms:ethical motive ethics morality morals
Inherited Hypernyms:conscienceethical motivemotivationpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:sense of dutysense of shamesmall voicesuperegovoice of consciencewee small voice
Full Hyponyms:
sense of shamesuperegowee small voice
nnoun.quantitya unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
Part Holonyms:drachm drachma dram
Hypernyms:apothecaries' unit apothecaries' weight
Inherited Hypernyms:scrupleapothecaries' unitweight unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:grain
nnoun.feelinguneasiness about the fitness of an action
Synset:misgiving qualm scruple
Derivationally Related Form:scruplemisgivescrupulous
Hypernyms:anxiety
Inherited Hypernyms:scrupleanxietyemotionfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionan ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Derivationally Related Form:scruplescrupulous
Hypernyms:principle
Inherited Hypernyms:scrupleprinciplevalueidealideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativehesitate on moral grounds
Examples:
  • The man scrupled to perjure himself
Derivationally Related Form:scruple
Hypernyms:hesitate pause
Inherited Hypernyms:scruplehesitatedelaywaitact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionraise scruples
Examples:
  • He lied and did not even scruple about it
Derivationally Related Form:scruple
Hypernyms:fret fuss niggle
Inherited Hypernyms:scruplefussworry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationhave doubts about
Derivationally Related Form:scruple
Hypernyms:question wonder
Inherited Hypernyms:scruplewonderchew overthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
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