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scruple

C2 noun

scruple /ˈskɹupəl/ nghĩa là sự do dự, sự ngần ngại vì lương tâm

Các nghĩa

  1. sự do dự, sự ngần ngại vì lương tâm

    Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.

    Ricky, I'm going to miss you. Apparently you're the only one in Casablanca with less scruples than I.

  2. đơn vị trọng lượng scruple (khoảng 1,3 gam)

    A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

  3. đơn vị thời gian scruple (bằng 1/1080 giờ)

    A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.

    The most ancient hour was divided into 1,080 scruples. The Jews suppose Issachar to have brought it from heaven.

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