| 单词 | prisoner of conscience |
| 释义 | conscience /konˈshəns/noun
An expression of surprise (also my conscience) ORIGIN: Fr, from L cōnscientia knowledge, from cōnscīre to know well, in one's own mind, from con-, intens, and scīre to know conˈscienceless adjective conˈscient adjective
conscientious /-shi-enˈshəs/ adjective
conscienˈtiously adverb conscienˈtiousness noun conscientizāˈtion or conscientisāˈtion noun conˈscientize or conˈscientise transitive verb To make (someone) aware of (political, social rights, etc) conˈscionable /-shən-ə-bl/ adjective (obsolete) Governed or regulated by conscience conˈscionableness noun (obsolete) conˈscionably adverb (obsolete) conscience clause noun A clause in a law, contract, etc which allows people with moral objections not to obey, be bound, etc conscience money noun Money given to relieve the conscience, as compensation for wrongdoing conˈscience-proof adjective Unvisited by any compunctions of conscience conˈscience-smitten or conˈscience-stricken adjective Stung by conscience, feeling guilty conscientious objector noun A person who objects on grounds of conscience, esp to military service case of conscience A question in casuistry crisis of conscience A state of acute unease over a difficult moral decision freedom of conscience The right to hold religious or other beliefs without persecution good (or bad) conscience An approving (or reproving) conscience in all conscience
make a matter of conscience To have scruples about on one's conscience Causing feelings of guilt prisoner of conscience A person imprisoned on account of his or her political beliefs speak one's conscience (Shakespeare)
upon conscience or o’ my conscience (archaic) Truly prison /prizˈn/noun
ORIGIN: OFr prisun, from L prensiō, -ōnis, for praehensiō seizure, from praehendere, -hensum to seize prisˈoner noun
prisˈonment noun (Shakespeare) Imprisonment, confinement prisˈonous adjective (Dickens) prison bars plural noun
prisˈon-breaker noun Someone who escapes from prison prisˈon-breaking noun prison camp noun An enclosed guarded camp where prisoners of war or political prisoners are kept prison crop noun Hair cut very short prison door noun prisoner of conscience see under conscience prisoner of war noun A person captured during a war, esp a member of the armed forces, but also including militia, irregular troops and, under certain conditions, civilians prisoners’ base or prisoner's base noun A game in which those caught are held as prisoners (appar for prison bars) prison house noun A prison or prison building prison officer noun The official title of a warder (still so called unofficially) in prison prison ship noun prison van noun A closed vehicle for transporting prisoners prison visitor noun Someone who visits prisoners in jail as a voluntary service prison yard noun take no prisoners To be utterly ruthless in accomplishing one's ends take prisoner To capture and hold as a prisoner |
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