Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13828
qualm
疑虑，不安（尤指良心上的）
核心释义
a feeling of unease or doubt about the appropriateness of an action, especially a moral one
- 1.
不安、怀疑、恐惧等的感觉
A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- 2.
不安
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- 3.
突然的恶心感；反胃
A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
- 4.
轻度恶心
a mild state of nausea
- 5.
良心的刺痛；道德上的顾虑,内疚感
A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
晕眩，恶心；不安、怀疑、恐惧等的感觉；不安；突然的恶心感；反胃；轻度恶心
用法In use
She had no qualms about telling him the truth.
用法提示：qualms 作复数形式，后接 about，表示对某事的疑虑或不安。
He felt a sudden qualm of nausea as the ship began to rock.
用法提示：qualm 为单数，后接 of，表示一阵眩晕或恶心。
Despite his initial qualms, he decided to invest in the project.
用法提示：qualms 作复数，表示良心上的不安或疑虑。
have qualms about sth/doing sth
He had no qualms about lying to his parents.
他对欺骗父母毫无愧疚。
qualms about/over sth
常用介词 about 或 over。
She expressed qualms over the decision.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have no qualms about
- 对……毫无顾虑
- She has no qualms about telling the boss what she really thinks.她对于把真实想法告诉老板毫无顾虑。
- without qualms
- 毫无愧疚地；毫无不安地
- He lied to his parents without qualms.他毫无愧疚地对父母撒了谎。
- moral qualms
- 道德上的顾虑；良心上的不安
- The journalist had moral qualms about revealing the anonymous source.那位记者对曝光匿名消息来源有道德上的顾虑。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- have no qualms about
- 对……毫无顾忌
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 qualm 想成 calm（冷静）前多了 q——心里有疑虑、良心不安时，就无法冷静。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、moral or ethical discussion、reflective personal statement qualm 多用于正式或书面语境，常以复数形式出现，搭配 have no qualms about/about doing sth，表示“对某事毫无不安或顾虑”。该词在道德或伦理讨论中比较常见；表示“恶心”的旧义现在很少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数形式 qualms，后接 about/over 表示对某事的疑虑或不安。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 qualm（/kwɒːm/）没有完全同韵的常用词。拼写近似的 calm、balm、psalm、palm 都以 -alm 结尾，但发音是 /ɑːm/，不是 /ɒːm/；quail 和 quality 以 qua- 开头，但元音和结尾与 qualm 不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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