conscience
英 ['kɒnʃ(ə)ns]
美['kɑnʃəns]
- n. 道德心，良心
- n. (Conscience)人名；(法)孔西延斯
词态变化
复数: consciences;
中文词源
conscience 良知
con-, 强调。-sci, 知道，词源同science.
英英释意
- 1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- 2. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct;
- "a person of unflagging conscience"
- 3. a feeling of shame when you do something immoral;
- "he has no conscience about his cruelty"
英文词源
- conscience
- conscience: [13] Latin conscīre meant ‘be mutually aware’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with, together’ and scīre ‘know’ (source of English science). To ‘know something with oneself’ implied, in a neutral sense, ‘consciousness’, but also a moral awareness, a mental differentiation between right and wrong, and hence the derived noun conscientia carried both these meanings, via Old French, into English (the more general, amoral, ‘consciousness’ died out in the 18th century).
A parallel Latin formation, using *sci-, the base of scīre, was conscius ‘aware’, acquired by English in the 17th century as conscious. Conscientious is also a 17th-century borrowing, ultimately from Latin conscientiōsus.
=> science - conscience (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French conscience "conscience, innermost thoughts, desires, intentions; feelings" (12c.), from Latin conscientia "knowledge within oneself, sense of right, a moral sense," from conscientem (nominative consciens), present participle of conscire "be (mutually) aware," from com- "with," or "thoroughly" (see com-) + scire "to know" (see science).
Probably a loan-translation of Greek syneidesis, literally "with-knowledge." Sometimes nativized in Old English/Middle English as inwit. Russian also uses a loan-translation, so-vest, "conscience," literally "with-knowledge."
考试真题
- This is an issue of equality, opportunity and national conscience.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Mental health has commonly been called conscience,instinct,wisdom,common sense,or the inner voice.
出自-2016年考研翻译原文
- Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be sel
2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
in (all) conscience
given the fact that this is probably wrong; in fairness
凭良心；公正地
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？。
on one's conscience
weighing heavily and guiltily on one's mind
令人感到内疚；受到良心谴责
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。
in (all good) conscience
In all truth or fairness.
公平：凭事实或公正
实用场景例句
- I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks.
- 我要写信赔礼道歉。几个星期以来我都为此而良心不安。
牛津词典
- We cannot in all conscience refuse to help.
- 凭良心我们不能拒绝去帮助别人。
牛津词典
- Emilia is the voice of conscience in the play.
- 埃米莉亚在这出戏中是良知的代言人。
牛津词典
- freedom of conscience (= the freedom to do what you believe to be right)
- 凭良心行事的自由
牛津词典
- I have a terrible conscience about it.
- 我对此事深感愧疚。
牛津词典
- She was seized by a sudden pang of conscience.
- 她突然感到一阵内疚。
牛津词典
- He won't let it trouble his conscience.
- 他不会让这件事搞得自己良心不安。
牛津词典
- to have a clear/guilty conscience (= to feel that you have done right/wrong)
- 问心无愧 / 有愧
牛津词典
- This is a matter of individual conscience (= everyone must make their own judgement about it) .
- 这关系个人的良知。
牛津词典
- He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion.
- 他出于信仰，拒绝签署使堕胎合法化的新法。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the law on freedom of conscience and religious organizations.
- 有关信仰自由和宗教组织自由的法律
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience...
- 我很高兴他会有负疚感。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They have shown a ruthless lack of conscience.
- 他们没有表现出丝毫内疚，实在是太无情了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him.
- 凭良心她不能背弃与他达成的协议。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Now the murderer has two deaths on his conscience.
- 现在，这个杀人犯背着两条人命，受到了良心的谴责。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter...
- 我备受良心的煎熬，不知是否真的应该把这封信寄出去。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?...
- 要是他觉得内疚，把东西拿回来了怎么办？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Objective To investigate the correlation between direct and indirect measured arterial blood pressure.
- 目的探讨动脉血压直接测量值与间接测量值的相关性.
期刊摘选
- The fee his lawyer charged for drawing up the deed was enough in all conscience.
- 他的律师为起草契约所收的费用确实足够了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months.
- 几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
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- The matter weighed upon his conscience.
- 这件事使他的良心痛苦不安.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Clearing one's conscience is medicinal for the soul.
- 净化良心,灵魂得益.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- After he had committed the crime, his conscience was troubled.
- 他犯罪后, 良心上感到很不安.
《简明英汉词典》
- As a matter of conscience, he doesn't feel that he can stand up for the President any longer.
- 凭良心讲, 他认为他无法再支持总统了.
《简明英汉词典》
- She behaves as if she has something on her conscience.
- 她好像做了什么亏心事.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.
- 大吃了一顿之后,她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己.
《简明英汉词典》