conscience 英 [ˈkɒnʃəns]   美 [ˈkɑnʃəns]

conscience

conscience  英 [ˈkɒnʃəns] 美 [ˈkɑnʃəns]

n. 道德心,良知 

名词复数:consciences 

to have a clear conscience , to have a guilty conscience 问心无愧╱有愧
This is a matter of individual conscience . 这关系到个人的良知。

  • A conscience is a built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong. That sick feeling in your stomach after you meanly told your younger brother the truth about Santa Claus? That might be your conscience bothering you.
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  • n. 道德心,良知
  • 1. to have a clear conscience , to have a guilty conscience

    问心无愧╱有愧

  • 2. This is a matter of individual conscience .

    这关系到个人的良知。

  • 3. He won't let it trouble his conscience.

    他不会让这件事搞得自己良心不安的。

  • 4. I have a terrible conscience about it.

    我对此事深感愧疚。

  • 5. Emilia is the voice of conscience in the play.

    伊米莉亚在这出戏剧中代表良知的一面。

  • 6. I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks.

    我要写信赔礼道歉。几个星期以来我都为此而良心不安。

  • conscience (n.) c. 1200, "faculty of knowing what is right," originally especially to Christian ethics, later "awareness that the acts for which one feels responsible do or do not conform to one's ideal of right," later (late 14c.) more generally, "sense of fairness or justice, moral sense."
con·science / ˈkɒnʃəns ; NAmE ˈkɑːnʃəns / noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong 良心;良知 to have a clear/guilty conscience (= to feel that you have done right/wrong) 问心无愧╱有愧 This is a matter ofindividual conscience (= everyone must make their own judgement about it). 这关系到个人的良知。 He won't let it trouble his conscience. 他不会让这件事搞得自己良心不安的。 see also social conscience 2 [uncountable ,  countable ] a guilty feeling about sth you have done or failed to do 内疚;愧疚 She was seized by a sudden pang of conscience. 她突然感到一阵内疚。 I have a terrible conscience about it. 我对此事深感愧疚。 3 [uncountable ] the fact of behaving in a way that you feel is right even though this may cause problems 凭良心 freedom of conscience (= the freedom to do what you believe to be right) 凭良心行事的自由 Emilia is the voice of conscience in the play. 伊米莉亚在这出戏剧中代表良知的一面。 see also prisoner of conscience IDIOMS in (all/good) conscience ( formal) believing your actions to be fair (认为行为)公正地,公平地,凭良心 SYN honestly We cannot in all conscience refuse to help. 凭良心我们不能拒绝去帮助别人。 on your ˈconscience making you feel guilty for doing or failing to do sth 使人内疚;良心不安 I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks. 我要写信赔礼道歉。几个星期以来我都为此而良心不安。 more at prick v. conscience consciences con·science / ˈkɒnʃəns ; NAmE ˈkɑːnʃəns /
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