单词 | not in (all/good) conscience |
释义 | not in (all/good) consciencenot in (all/good) conscience formalBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS if you cannot in all conscience do something, you cannot do it because you think it is wrong 凭良心不能做某些事情〔因认为它是错的〕 I couldn’t in all conscience tell him that his job was safe. 出于良心,我不能对他说他的工作肯定保得住。 Examples from the Corpus not in (all/good) conscience• I have a hard time separating one statement resulting from torture from another and I can not in good conscience do so.• And apologists for Labour's refusal to organise in Northern Ireland can not in all conscience describe themselves as democrats.• Yet as Dunkers they could not in conscience support the use of force or pay disrespect to the Crown. → not in (all/good) conscience at conscience(2) |
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