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。
疑虑,不安(尤指良心上的)
qualms — plural of qualm
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
疑虑,不安(尤指良心上的)
a feeling of unease or doubt about the appropriateness of an action, especially a moral one
He had no qualms about lying to his parents.
他对欺骗父母毫无愧疚。
不安、怀疑、恐惧等的感觉
A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
不安
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
突然的恶心感;反胃
A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
轻度恶心
a mild state of nausea
She had no qualms about telling him the truth.
她对于告诉他真相毫无不安。
He felt a sudden qualm of nausea as the ship began to rock.
船开始摇晃时,他突然感到一阵恶心。
Despite his initial qualms, he decided to invest in the project.
尽管最初有疑虑,他还是决定投资这个项目。
He had no qualms about lying to his parents.
他对欺骗父母毫无愧疚。
常用介词 about 或 over。
She expressed qualms over the decision.
她对这一决定表达了疑虑。
副词性用法,强调毫无心理负担。
They accepted the offer without qualms.
他们毫无顾虑地接受了提议。
Not this
I qualm about his decision.
Use this
I have qualms about his decision.
qualm 是名词,不是动词,应使用 have qualms about 结构表示对某事有疑虑。
Not this
He has little qualm about lying.
Use this
He has few qualms about lying.
qualm 是可数名词,常以复数形式出现,表示少量应用 few 而非 little。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
对……毫无顾忌
She had no qualms about telling her boss what she thought.
她对告诉老板自己的想法毫无顾忌。
毫不犹豫地;毫无愧疚地
He accepted the money without a qualm.
他毫不犹豫地收下了钱。
良心的不安
He felt qualms of conscience after lying to his friend.
他对朋友撒了谎后感到良心不安。
Use qualms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
常用复数形式 qualms,后接 about/over 表示对某事的疑虑或不安。
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