Compunction
[ kəm'pʌŋkʃən ]
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n. 内疚，后悔，懊悔;
💡 词根助记
com共同+punct点，变尖+ion名词后缀→浑身像针刺一样→悔恨，悔恨
📝 例句
I felt some compunction at having kept her waiting.
我有点后悔要她等我。
without the slightest compunction
若无其事；毫不在意
Shame, compunction, sense of futility flooded his whole being.
差耻，内疾和徒劳的感觉浸满他整个的人。
I would have broken my word without compunction.
我会毫无内疚地食言。
She kept me waiting without the slightest compunction.
她使我久候而丝毫没有歉意。
🌱 联想助记
【记】com-前缀“共同”,punc-刺(源于拉丁语pungere):如果做了坏事内心的道德准则会共同来刺我→内疚
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-point-表示“刺扎”
常见变体有-punct-、-pugn-
📖 牛津释义
compunction
n[U]
~ (about doing sth) (fml 文) (usu in negative sentences 通常用於否定句) feeling of guilt or regret for one's action 内疚; 後悔; 懊悔
She kept us waiting without the slightest compunction. 她一直让我们等著却毫无歉意.
If I could find the people responsible, I would have no compunction about telling the police. 我要知道是谁干的就去报警而毫不後悔.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәm'pʌŋkʃәn]n. 良心的责备, 后悔, 悔恨相关词组: without compunction
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Will I have to wait long?
要很久吗？
Mr. Ken Robert comes to us from the University of Kentucky where he is majoring in economics.
罗伯特.金先生来自肯塔基大学，主修经济学。
We'll stay here with you until help comes.
在有人来救援前，我们要留在这儿。