Word · Frequency #13737
unscrupulous
不道德的；无耻的；肆无忌惮的
核心释义
Without scruples; immoral; contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
- 1.
无道德顾忌的；不道德的。
Without scruples; immoral.
- 2.
蔑视正义或荣誉的。
Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
无道德顾忌的；不道德的。；蔑视正义或荣誉的。；无道德原则的；不审慎的；肆无忌惮的
用法In use
An unscrupulous competitor spread false rumors about our small company.
用法提示：unscrupulous 作定语修饰 competitor，表示“不择手段的”。
The landlord was unscrupulous enough to keep the tenants' entire deposit without any reason.
用法提示：unscrupulous 作表语，与 was 连用表示“无耻的”，说明主语性质。
It was unscrupulous of them to use children to sell their products.
用法提示：unscrupulous 在 it is + adj. + of sb. 句型中作表语，评价某人的行为“不道德”。
unscrupulous + n
He made an unscrupulous deal.
他做了一笔不道德的交易。
be unscrupulous
表示某人的行为毫无道德顾忌。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unscrupulous businessman
- 无良商人
- The unscrupulous businessman sold faulty products to his customers.那个无良商人把有缺陷的产品卖给了顾客。
- unscrupulous tactics
- 卑劣手段
- The company used unscrupulous tactics to crush its competitors.这家公司采用卑劣手段打压竞争对手。
- unscrupulous behavior
- 无耻行为
- She was shocked by his unscrupulous behavior in the negotiations.她对他在谈判中的无耻行为感到震惊。
- unscrupulous means
- 不择手段
- He achieved success by unscrupulous means.他不择手段地获得了成功。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
un（不）+ scrupulous（有道德顾虑的）→ 毫无顾虑，肆无忌惮。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、商业或法律讨论 unscrupulous 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道、商业评论和法律讨论中，表示没有道德原则、不择手段；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unscrupulous 真正押韵的只有 scrupulous（重音元音同为 /uː/）。meticulous、ridiculous、miraculous、credulous、populous 都拼作 -ulous，但重音元音各不相同，因此并不押韵，需注意不要按拼写类推读音。
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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