conscience
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. 良知
I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter. 我曾跟自己的良知斗争应否真的寄出这封信。
What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?
如果他问心有愧把它带回来呢?
2. N-UNCOUNT Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. 凭良知行事
He refused for reasons of conscience to eat meat. 他为了良心好过而拒绝了吃肉。
3. N-UNCOUNT Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong. 负疚感
I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience. 我实在高兴他感到了一阵愧疚。
4. PHRASE If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. 引起内疚
The drunk driver has two deaths on his conscience. 这位醉酒的司机良心上背负着两条人命。
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conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ (consciences)
剑桥词典
- the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for
- A sense of guilt was deeply embedded in my conscience.
- Let your conscience be your guide .
- The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience .
- Dan's mentioning Julia pricked my conscience and I gave her a call .
- He salves his conscience by giving money to charity .
良心;良知
a guilty conscience 问心有愧
a question /matter of conscience 事关良心
You didn't do anything wrong - you should have a clear conscience (= not feel guilty ). 你没做错什么——你应该觉得问心无愧。
My conscience would really bother me if I wore a fur coat . 要是我穿件裘皮大衣,确实会良心不安。
UK He's got no conscience at all (= does not feel guilty ) about leaving me to do the housework . 他对于把家务丢给我一点都不觉得内疚。
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be/weigh on your consciencein all conscience 返回 conscience