conscience

conscience

['kɔnʃəns]

n.良心, 是非之心, 顾忌

例句与用法：

How can he reconcile it to his conscience?

他怎能问心无愧呢？

She was afflicted with conscience.

她受良心责备。

She paid the repair bill as a salve to her conscience.

她付了维修费以减轻内疚感。

The thief's conscience smote him.

那个贼突然良心发现。

She gave him back the money she'd stolen for the sake of her conscience.

为了不受良心的谴责，她把从他那偷来的钱还给他了。

词形变化：

形容词: conscienceless |

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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。

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?