Word · Frequency #23676
compunctions
内疚;愧疚;悔恨
compunctions is the plural of compunction.
核心释义
a feeling of deep regret or guilt, usually for something wrong you have done
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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.
良心刺痛或悔恨,尤指轻微或短暂的;内疚,懊悔。;良心的责备;后悔;悔恨
用法In use
She felt no compunction about canceling the meeting at the last minute.
用法提示:compunction 为名词,表示‘内疚’,作 felt 的宾语。
He took the money without compunction and walked away.
用法提示:without compunction 是介词短语,表示‘毫无愧疚地’,compunction 为名词。
Do you have any compunctions about asking your neighbor for help?
用法提示:compunctions 是 compunction 的复数形式,表示‘良心上的不安’。
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。
do sth without compunction
这个短语在句中作状语,强调做某事时毫无心理负担。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel compunction about
- 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。
- without compunction
- 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。
- have no compunction about
- 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。
- a pang of compunction
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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