qualm

qualm
[kwɑːm, kwɔːm]
noun
  1. an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving
    （尤指对自己行为的）疑惧，疑虑，担忧
    military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press.
    军事政权一般对新闻控制无所顾忌。
    ■a momentary faint or sick feeling
    瞬间的恶心，不适
派生
qualmish
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (in the sense 'momentary sick feeling'): perhaps related to Old English cw(e)alm 'pain', of Germanic origin
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