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have no compunction about doing sth
常用否定形式，表示“做某事时没有内疚或不安”。
She had no compunction about criticizing her boss.
她对批评老板毫无愧疚。
内疚；愧疚；悔恨
compunctions — plural of compunction
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内疚；愧疚；悔恨
a feeling of deep regret or guilt, usually for something wrong you have done
She had no compunction about criticizing her boss.
她对批评老板毫无愧疚。
良心刺痛或悔恨,尤指轻微或短暂的；内疚,懊悔。
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
She felt no compunction about canceling the meeting at the last minute.
她对在最后一分钟取消会议没有感到任何内疚。
He took the money without compunction and walked away.
他毫无愧疚地拿了钱走开了。
Do you have any compunctions about asking your neighbor for help?
你向邻居求助会感到不安吗？
常用否定形式，表示“做某事时没有内疚或不安”。
She had no compunction about criticizing her boss.
她对批评老板毫无愧疚。
这个短语在句中作状语，强调做某事时毫无心理负担。
He discarded his old friends without compunction.
他毫无愧疚地抛弃了老朋友。
后面常接 for 或 at，说明感到愧疚的原因。
He felt compunction for his harsh words.
他为自己严厉的话语感到内疚。
Not this
I compunctioned over my mistake.
Use this
I felt compunction over my mistake.
compunction 是名词，不能当动词用；表达“感到愧疚/悔恨”要用 feel/have + compunction，后接 over/about 引出原因。
Not this
He has no compunction to cheat on the test.
Use this
He has no compunction about cheating on the test.
compunction 后面接介词 about 加动名词，表示“对做某事有顾虑/良心不安”，不能用不定式 to do。
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对……感到内疚
She felt compunction about not attending the funeral.
她对没有参加葬礼感到内疚。
毫不内疚地；毫无愧疚地
He dismissed the employee without compunction.
他毫无愧疚地解雇了那名员工。
对……毫无愧疚
They have no compunction about invading our privacy.
他们对侵犯我们的隐私毫无愧疚。
一阵内疚；一阵愧疚
A pang of compunction swept over him when he saw her crying.
看到她哭，他心头涌起一阵内疚。
对……毫无愧疚
She had no compunction about lying to get the job.
她对为了得到这份工作而撒谎毫无愧疚。
毫无愧疚地
He ignored his friend's pleas without compunction.
他毫无愧疚地无视了朋友的恳求。
一丝内疚
He felt a twinge of compunction when he saw the hurt in her eyes.
当他看到她眼中的伤害时，他感到一丝内疚。
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联想 compunction ≈ con + puncture：做错事后，良心像被针扎了一下，那种刺痛感就是内疚与悔恨。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、serious speech 该词通常用于正式或文学语境，表示因做错事而产生的内疚、悔恨或良心不安；在口语中比较少见。
读音上，compunction 的重音在第二个音节，韵腹为 /ʌ/，其后是 /ŋkʃən/；function、junction、conjunction、injunction 都与它押韵。注意拼写相似的 computation /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ 和 punctual /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ 读音不同，不要按拼写类推。
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