noun🔗ShareスクループルA weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈)."The jeweler carefully weighed the diamond, noting that it was missing a few scruples in weight. "宝石商はダイヤモンドを注意深く計量し、重量がスクループルをいくつか欠いていることに気づいた。massamountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share少量, 微量(by extension) A very small quantity; a particle."The recipe called for an exact amount of each ingredient, but I added a few scruples of cinnamon to give the cookies a slightly warmer flavor. "レシピでは各材料の正確な量を求めていましたが、クッキーに少し温かい風味を加えるために、シナモンを少量加えました。amountvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share良心の呵責, 疑念A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity."After reading two conflicting reports, the student had scruples about which source to cite in her research paper. "2つの矛盾する報告書を読んだ後、学生は自分の研究論文でどの情報源を引用すべきかについて良心の呵責を感じた。moralphilosophymindcharacterguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share良心の呵責, 躊躇Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience."She had no scruples about copying her friend's homework because she felt the teacher was unfair. "彼女は先生が不公平だと感じたため、友人の宿題をコピーすることに良心の呵責を感じなかった。moralcharacterphilosophymindguiltsoulvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share時間の単位、時間の分数A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.""The ancient clock measured time in larger units, but scholars calculated smaller periods, like scruples, for astronomical observations." "古代の時計は時間をより大きな単位で測っていましたが、学者は天文学的な観測のために、時間の分数のようなより小さな期間を計算しました。timenumberunitastronomyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share躊躇する, ためらうTo hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience."She might scruple to lie, even to protect a friend, because honesty is very important to her. "彼女は、たとえ友人を守るためであっても、嘘をつくことを躊躇するかもしれない。なぜなら、彼女にとって正直さは非常に重要だからだ。moralphilosophymindcharactervalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share躊躇させる, 疑念を抱かせるTo excite scruples in; to cause to scruple."The difficult decision about whether to accept the promotion at work scruples me; I'm worried about the extra responsibility. "仕事での昇進を受けるかどうかという難しい決断は私を躊躇させます。追加の責任について心配しています。moralmindcharacterguiltphilosophyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share疑う, ためらうTo regard with suspicion; to question."The teacher scruples the student's claim that they completed the assignment, wondering if they had actually done the work themselves. "先生は、生徒が課題を完了したという主張を疑い、実際に自分で作業をしたのか疑問に思っています。moralattitudecharactermindvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share疑う, 疑念を抱くTo question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question."I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon."地球全体が月の半分しか見ていないことを認めることに疑念を抱きません。mindphilosophycharacterhumansoulmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading