conscience

['kɔnʃəns]

n.良心, 是非之心, 顾忌

n.

良心; 道义心; 善恶观念[C][U]

I got nothing to hide. My conscience is clear.

我没有什么隐瞒的。我问心无愧。

词形变化

形容词: conscienceless |

词义辨析

同义:

n.良心, 道德心

moral sense  inward monitor  the still  small voice  principles  scruples  morals  ethics  standards  moral judgement  superego  sense of right and wrong  inner voice

n.诚实, 正大光明

uprightness  honesty  probity  rectitude  integrity  conscientiousness  moral fiber  character  

同义参见:

morality  guilt  breast  soul  

英英释义

名词 conscience:

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

同义词：scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong

conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

a feeling of shame when you do something immoral

短语词组

for conscience' sake

1. 为了良心上过得去

She returned the money to him for conscience' sake.

为了良心上过得去, 她把钱还给了他。

have no conscience

1. 没有良心; 不辨是非

How could he have done such harm to her! He's got no conscience at all.

他怎么能这样伤害她! 他真是一点良心也没有。

have the conscience to do sth.

1. 厚着脸皮做某事

He had the conscience to do such a thing.

他竟有脸做这种事!

in all conscience

1. 凭良心

He couldn't do such a thing in all conscience.

从良心上来讲, 他不能做这种事。

on one's conscience

1. 问心有愧

How could he live peacefully with such a wicked crime on his conscience?

他做了这样伤天害理的事怎么能过太平的日子呢?

补充

conscienceconscience英:[ˈkɔnʃəns] 美:[ˈkɑnʃəns]n.1.良心I had a guilty conscience about not telling her the truth.我因为没有告诉她事实真相而感到内疚。After he had committed the crime, his conscience was troubled.他犯罪后, 良心上感到很不安。

例句

1. I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter.我备受良心的煎熬, 犹豫着到底该不该把这封信寄出去。 2. disclosures which have shocked the moral conscience of the nation使整个民族道德良知受到极大震动的事实披露 3. What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?如果他良心不安而把东西拿回来了呢？ 4. I could go away again with a clear conscience.我又可以问心无愧地离开了。 5. He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion.出于信仰, 他拒签使堕胎合法化的新法律。 6. the law on freedom of conscience and religious organizations关于信仰自由和宗教组织自由的法律 7. He has a conscience about his unkind action.他为自己不友好的举动而内疚。 8. They have shown a ruthless lack of conscience.他们表现出了惨无人道的良知缺失。 9. A social conscience is a set of customs and norms that are acceptable to a given society.社会良知是为某个社会所接受的一整套习惯和规范。 10. Now the murderer has two deaths on his conscience.杀人犯现在因杀害两条人命而受到良心的谴责。 11. She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him.凭良心说, 她不能背弃与他达成的协议。 12. he had a guilty conscience about his desires.他对自己的欲望感到内疚。 13. [mass noun]Ben was suffering a pang of conscience.本正受到良心的谴责。 14. how can we in all conscience justify the charging of fees for such a service?.我们怎么才能凭良心证明为这种服务收费是合理的？。 15. an act of providence had prevented him from having a death on his conscience.天意阻止了他因良心谴责而自杀。 16. a clear/a guilty conscience问心无╱有愧 17. You should decide what to do according to your own conscience.你应该凭良心来决定你的行为。 18. "Her conscience was bothering her, so she finally told the truth."她良心不安，最终说出了真相。 19. 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。 20. 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。 21. "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。 22. 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。 23. She had a guilty/troubled conscience. [=she had a feeling of guilt about something she had done]她问心有愧。 24. "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。 25. 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。 26. 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。 27. She felt a pang/prick of conscience [=guilt] about not inviting him.她对没有邀请他深感内疚。 28. "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。 29. I cannot in good conscience allow this situation to continue.凭良心，我不能让这种情况继续下去。 30. She could not in all conscience remain silent.凭良心，她不能再保持沉默了。 31. "I have to tell you the truth, because I don't want this on my conscience any longer."我必须告诉你真相，因为我不想再为此良心不安。