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单词 conscience
释义 con·science
\ˈkänchən(t)s sometimes ˈkȯn-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin conscientia, from conscient-, consciens (present participle of conscire to know, be conscious, from com- + scire to know) + -ia -y — more at science
1.
 a. : the sense of right or wrong within the individual
  < decide a matter according to your own conscience >
  : the awareness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do or be that which is recognized as good often felt to be instrumental in producing feelings of guilt or remorse for ill-doing; specifically : the part of the superego in psychoanalysis of which the ego is conscious and through which the commands and admonitions of the superego are communicated to the ego
 b. : the faculty, power, or principle (as in an individual, nation, or group) that guides toward the right and away from the wrong
  < conscience rather than professional loyalty was his spiritual leader >
  < the still small voice of his conscience >
2. obsolete : inmost thought or sense : knowledge of inner self : consciousness
 < a conscience of having done his duty >
3.
 a. obsolete : conscientious observance : reverence, regard — used with of or to
  < mere conscience of royal rank >
 b. : observance of or loyalty to the dictates of the moral or ethical sense : conscientiousness
  < forbidden by conscience and by law >
  < they blunder along badly enough in all conscience — Walter Lippmann >
4. : sensitive regard for fairness or justice : scruple, compunction
 < a legal advisor with no conscience for his client's feeling >
 < a profiteer with no conscience >

- in all conscience
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