conscience /ˈkɑːnʃəns/ noun plural consciences
plural consciences
Learner's definition of CONSCIENCE
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: the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong良心；良知；是非观念 [count]
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You should decide what to do according to your own conscience.你应该凭良心来决定你的行为。
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Her conscience was bothering her, so she finally told the truth.她良心不安，最终说出了真相。
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He doesn't seem to have a conscience. [=doesn't seem to know or care about what is morally right]他似乎已经良心泯灭。
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I cannot do anything that is/goes against my conscience. [=that I believe is morally wrong]我不能做任何违背良心的事。
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After searching my conscience, I realized that I could not accept their offer.扪心自问后，我意识到我不能接受他们的给予。
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At least now I can face him with a clear conscience. [=without guilt]至少现在我可以问心无愧地面对他。
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She had a guilty/troubled conscience. [=she had a feeling of guilt about something she had done]她问心有愧。
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I urged the senator to vote his conscience [=vote as he felt he should], even if it was at odds with the party line.我敦促那位议员凭良心投票，即便与政党路线不一致。
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The issue is a matter of (individual) conscience. [=something that people must decide about according to what they believe is morally right]这个问题事关（个人的）良知。
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I can't work for a company that has no social conscience. [=a company that does not care about important social issues]我不能为没有社会良知的公司工作。
— see also prisoner of conscience 2
[noncount] : a feeling that something you have done is morally wrong内疚；愧疚 -
She felt a pang/prick of conscience [=guilt] about not inviting him.她对没有邀请他深感内疚。
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The thief must have had an attack of conscience, because he returned the wallet with nothing missing from it.这个小偷一定是突然良心发现，因为他把钱包又原封不动地还了回来。
in (all/good) conscience
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◊ If you cannot do something in (all/good) conscience, you cannot do it because you think that it is morally wrong.凭良心
on your conscience
◊ If something is on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty.使感到内疚