compunction

名词 compunction:

1. a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
   同义词：remorse, self-reproach

1. I have little compunction in doing it.
   做这件事我没有什么不安。
2. She kept us waiting without the slightest compunction.
   她一直让我们等著却毫无歉意。
3. 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。

com.punc.tion

n.（名词）
A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt.See Synonyms at penitence
良心责备：负罪感引起的强烈不安参见 penitence
A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing.See Synonyms at qualm
内疚：由于做错或要做错事产生的愧疚或疑虑参见 qualm

来源：
Middle English compunccioun
中古英语 compunccioun
from Old French componction
源自 古法语 componction
from Late Latin compunctiô compunctiôn- [sting of conscience, puncture]
源自 后期拉丁语 compunctiô compunctiôn- [良心的疼痛，刺]
from compunctus [past participle of] compungere [to sting]
源自 compunctus [] compungere的过去分词 [刺痛]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀，表加强词义] *参见 com-
pungere [to prick] * see peuk-
pungere [刺，扎] *参见 peuk-

【引伸】
compunc.tious
compunc.tiously
adv.（副词）