Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13828
qualms
疑虑，不安（尤指良心上的）
qualms is the plural of qualm.
a feeling of unease or doubt about the appropriateness of an action, especially a moral one
- 1.
A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
不安、怀疑、恐惧等的感觉
- 2.
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
不安
- 3.
A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
突然的恶心感；反胃
- 4.
a mild state of nausea
轻度恶心
- 5.
A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
良心的刺痛；道德上的顾虑,内疚感
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
In use
She had no qualms about telling him the truth.
He felt a sudden qualm of nausea as the ship began to rock.
Despite his initial qualms, he decided to invest in the project.
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.
她对这一决定表达了疑虑。
without qualms
副词性用法，强调毫无心理负担。
They accepted the offer without qualms.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- have no qualms about
- 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。
- without a qualm
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式 qualms，后接 about/over 表示对某事的疑虑或不安。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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