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conscience

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 ['kɒnʃ(ə)ns'kɔnʃəns]
  • 美式音标 [ˈkɑːn.ʃəns]
  • 国际音标 ['kɔnʃəns]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 道德心，良心
  • n. (Conscience)人名；(法)孔西延斯

词源解说

  • 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的conscientia，意为良心，良知。

词根记忆

  • con + science(科学)→研究科学也要有道德心→良心，道德心
  • con + sci(知道) + ence→良知
  • con(加强) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好坏是非→良心，是非感
  • con(表加强) + sci(知道) + ence→知道好坏是非→道德心，良心

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    conscientious：认真的；尽责的；本着良心的；小心谨慎的。
    conscienceless：不知廉耻的；没良心的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    conscientiously：良心上。
  • n性质的同根词
    conscientiousness：尽责；凭良心办事。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • 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。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • appeal to sb 's conscience 呼吁某人的良知
  • arouse 〔rouse〕 sb's conscience 唤起某人的良知
  • consult one 's conscience 扪心自问
  • follow one 's own conscience 凭良心办事
  • satisfy one 's conscience 使自己心安理得

    • 形容词+～

  • social conscience 社会道德

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • 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

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.