squeamish
/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/adjective
1- (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood（尤指因看到如流血等不愉快的事而）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。
1.1
- (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。
派生词
squeamishly
adverbsqueamishness
noun词源
late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.