scruple

scruple
noun
  1. (一般作 scruples)a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
    顾虑；（感到）良心不安；犹豫
    I had no scruples about eavesdropping.
    我对偷听没有丝毫顾忌。
    [mass noun]without scruple, politicians use fear as a persuasion weapon.
    政客们毫无顾忌地利用恐惧作为劝说的武器。
  2. (historical)a unit of weight equal to 20 grains used by apothecaries
    (史)药剂师所用药剂重量单位（等于20格令）
    ■(archaic)a very small amount of something, especially a quality
    (古)（尤指品质）微量
verb
  1. [no obj., with infinitive][usu. with negative]hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong
    顾忌；犹豫
    she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money.
    她毫不顾忌向她父母要钱。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French scrupule or Latin scrupulus, from scrupus, literally 'rough pebble', (figuratively) 'anxiety'
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