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con·scienceBrE /ˈkɒnʃəns/NAmE /ˈkɑːnʃəns/ noun [C, U] 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 of individual 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 [U, C] 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。 [U] 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. 埃米莉亚在这出戏中是良知的代言人。 ➡ see also prisoner of conscience  ●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 ˈconsciencemaking 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。●prick your ˈconscience●your ˈconscience pricks youto make you feel guilty about sth; to feel guilty about sth 唤醒良心；受到良心谴责◆Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister. 她对姐姐撒谎时良心上感到很不安。 |