Willing to do wrong things to get what you want, and not troubled about it. A scruple is that small pull inside you that says "I shouldn't" — the hesitation before you lie, cheat or take advantage. Unscrupulous people simply do not feel it, or ignore it.

Willing願意 to do wrong things去做壞事 to get what you want為了得到自己想要的，and而 not troubled about it一點也不會良心不安。A scruple「scruple」 is就是 that small pull inside you你心裡那股小小的拉力 that says "I shouldn't"叫你「我不應該」的 — the hesitation那種猶豫 before you lie, cheat or take advantage在你說謊、騙人、或佔便宜之前。Unscrupulous people不擇手段的人 simply do not feel it根本感覺不到它，or或 ignore it無視它。

The word is nearly always about money and power. It attaches itself to certain nouns again and again: unscrupulous employers, landlords, dealers, lawyers, developers, businessmen. What they do is exploit somebody weaker — underpay workers, overcharge the elderly, hide what is wrong with what they sell.

The word這個詞 is nearly always幾乎總是 about money and power關於錢和權力的。It它 attaches itself一直黏著 to certain nouns某些名詞 again and again反覆出現：unscrupulous employers, landlords, dealers, lawyers, developers, businessmen不擇手段的雇主、房東、盤商、律師、開發商、生意人。What they do他們做的事 is就是 exploit somebody weaker剝削比較弱勢的人 — underpay workers少付員工薪水、overcharge the elderly多收老人家的錢、hide what is wrong with what they sell隱瞞自己賣的東西有什麼問題。

So it is not the word for a violent criminal; it is the word for someone who stays inside the law, or just at its edge, and takes what they can. It is strong, and it is formal.

So所以 it它 is not the word for a violent criminal不是用來形容暴力罪犯的詞；it而是 is the word for someone用來形容一種人的：who stays inside the law, or just at its edge他待在法律之內、或剛好在邊緣，and而 takes what they can能拿多少就拿多少。It它 is strong語氣很重，and而 it它 is formal也很正式。

In court a lawyer says unscrupulous; on the street a friend says "he's a snake." One useful trap to notice: the plain word scrupulous does not mean the opposite in the way you would expect. Scrupulous today mostly means extremely careful and exact — scrupulous attention to detail. So unscrupulous is not simply "careless." Their meanings have grown apart.

In court在法庭上 a lawyer律師 says會說 unscrupulous「unscrupulous」；on the street在街頭 a friend朋友 says會說 "he's a snake."「他是條蛇」。One useful trap to notice有個值得注意的陷阱：the plain word scrupulous「scrupulous」這個字本身 does not mean the opposite並不是反過來的意思 in the way you would expect跟你想的不一樣。Scrupulous「Scrupulous」 today現在 mostly means大多是指 extremely careful and exact非常謹慎、一絲不苟 — scrupulous attention to detail對細節一絲不苟的注意。So所以 unscrupulous「unscrupulous」 is not simply並不只是 "careless."「careless」（粗心）。Their meanings它們的意思 have grown apart已經分道揚鑣了。