conscience

1. N-COUNT 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. 良知

I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter. 我曾跟自己的良知斗爭(zhēng)應(yīng)否真的寄出這封信。

What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?

如果他問心有愧把它帶回來(lái)呢？

2. N-UNCOUNT Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. 憑良知行事

He refused for reasons of conscience to eat meat. 他為了良心好過而拒絕了吃肉。

3. N-UNCOUNT Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong. 負(fù)疚感

I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience. 我實(shí)在高興他感到了一陣?yán)⒕巍?/p>

4. PHRASE If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. 引起內(nèi)疚

The drunk driver has two deaths on his conscience. 這位醉酒的司機(jī)良心上背負(fù)著兩條人命。