compunction

UK:  [kəm'pʌŋkʃ(ə)n]

US:  [kəm'pʌŋkʃən]

n.

1.良心的责备,后悔,懊悔,悔恨

2.内疚,在乎

3.内疚;后悔

1 . I might feel a trifle of compunction if I had to deal with a President of the United States.
要是我不得不和一位美国总统打交道的话，我可能会感到有点内疚。

2 . Mr Linton stood looking at her in sudden compunction and fear. He told me to fetch some water.
林惇先生刹那间感到既悔恨、又恐惧，站在那儿望着她，吩咐我去拿点水来。

3 . After seeing the obliteration of its sister ship, the Twilight Compunction had no desire to face them alone.
看见它的姐妹舰的命运，黎明的谴责再没有欲望独自面对他们。

4 . We shall have no compunction in throwing overboard our ancient manners, nor any in emulating their lack of courtesy.
抛弃我们古代的礼仪我们将不会产生内疚之情，效仿他们缺乏殷勤好客的态度我们也不会心生不安之意。

5 . He was, he liked to say, a "corsair of the Republic" , implicitly given permission to proceed with dash and without compunction.
德纳尔总是会说，他是“共和国的一个清道夫”，政府暗暗地允许他进行破坏活动而无需有良心的谴责。