squeamish

squeamish
adjective
  1. (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood
    （尤指因看到不愉快的事，如见到流血而）易呕吐的，要呕吐的，易头晕（或恶心）的
    he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles.
    看到那些巨大的针头，他有点想吐。
    ■(of a person) having strong moral views; scrupulous
    （人）有严格道德观的；小心谨慎的
    she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son.
    在利用自己的社会影响来支持儿子方面，她毫无顾忌。
派生
squeamishly
adverb
squeamishness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin
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