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scruple n.顾忌，迟疑；v.顾忌 scruple (v.) "to have or make scruples," 1620s, from scruple (n.). Related: Scrupled; scrupling. scruple (n.) "moral misgiving, pang of conscience," late 14c., from Old French scrupule (14c.), from Latin scrupulus "uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience," literally "small sharp stone," diminutive of scrupus "sharp stone or pebble," used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe. The word in the more literal Latin sense of "small unit of weight or measurement" is attested in English from late 14c. 【记】sculp 雕刻 时常常迟疑因为不好下刀，一点点微量地雕

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['skru:pl] 【英】 n. 顾忌，迟疑(an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action);v. 顾忌(hesitate)【例】 He did not scruple to tell when it served his interests. 无

单词	scruple
音标	['skru:pl]
解释	n.顾忌，迟疑；v.顾忌
红宝书	【英】 n. 顾忌，迟疑(an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action);v. 顾忌(hesitate) 【例】 He did not scruple to tell when it served his interests.
字源	scruple (v.) "to have or make scruples," 1620s, from scruple (n.). Related: Scrupled; scrupling. scruple (n.) "moral misgiving, pang of conscience," late 14c., from Old French scrupule (14c.), from Latin scrupulus "uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience," literally "small sharp stone," diminutive of scrupus "sharp stone or pebble," used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe. The word in the more literal Latin sense of "small unit of weight or measurement" is attested in English from late 14c.
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趣味全助记	【记】sculp 雕刻时常常迟疑因为不好下刀，一点点微量地雕

Scruple Conscience Late Latin Anxiety Small Skru:Pl N.顾忌，迟疑；V.顾忌