conscience
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kɒnʃ(ə)ns'kɔnʃəns]
- 美式音标 [ˈkɑːn.ʃəns]
- 国际音标 ['kɔnʃəns]
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基本解释
- n. 道德心，良心
- n. (Conscience)人名；(法)孔西延斯
词源解说
- 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的conscientia，意为良心，良知。
词根记忆
- con + science(科学)→研究科学也要有道德心→良心，道德心
- con + sci(知道) + ence→良知
- con(加强) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好坏是非→良心，是非感
- con(表加强) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好坏是非→道德心，良心
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- conscientious：认真的；尽责的；本着良心的；小心谨慎的。
- conscienceless：不知廉耻的；没良心的。
- adv性质的同根词
- conscientiously：良心上。
- n性质的同根词
- conscientiousness：尽责；凭良心办事。
英汉例句
- I had a guilty conscience about not telling her the truth.
我因为没有告诉她事实真相而感到内疚。
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- appeal to sb 's conscience 呼吁某人的良知
- arouse 〔rouse〕 sb's conscience 唤起某人的良知
- consult one 's conscience 扪心自问
- follow one 's own conscience 凭良心办事
- satisfy one 's conscience 使自己心安理得
- social conscience 社会道德
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- 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
- 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.
- Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
- Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong.
- If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong.