conscience
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['k?n?(?)ns'k?n??ns]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?kɑ?n.??ns]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['k?n??ns]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 道德心，良心
- n. (Conscience)人名；(法)孔西延斯
詞源解說
- 13世紀(jì)初期進(jìn)入英語，直接源自拉丁語的conscientia，意為良心，良知。
詞根記憶
- con + science(科學(xué))→研究科學(xué)也要有道德心→良心，道德心
- con + sci(知道) + ence→良知
- con(加強(qiáng)) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好壞是非→良心，是非感
- con(表加強(qiáng)) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好壞是非→道德心，良心
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- conscientious：認(rèn)真的；盡責(zé)的；本著良心的；小心謹(jǐn)慎的。
- conscienceless：不知廉恥的；沒良心的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- conscientiously：良心上。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- conscientiousness：盡責(zé)；憑良心辦事。
英漢例句
- I had a guilty conscience about not telling her the truth.
我因?yàn)闆]有告訴她事實(shí)真相而感到內(nèi)疚。
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- appeal to sb 's conscience 呼吁某人的良知
- arouse 〔rouse〕 sb's conscience 喚起某人的良知
- consult one 's conscience 捫心自問
- follow one 's own conscience 憑良心辦事
- satisfy one 's conscience 使自己心安理得
- social conscience 社會(huì)道德
用作名詞 (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.