examen
/egˈzeɪmen/(亦作examen de conscience)
noun
- a formal examination of the soul or conscience, made usually daily by Jesuits and some other Roman Catholics（耶稣会会士和一些其他罗马天主教徒每天所作的）良心省察。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, in the figurative sense 'examination' （literally 'tongue of a balance'）, from exigere 'weigh accurately'.