conscience學測 L4KK [ˈkɑnʃəns] | /ˈkɑnʃəns/
良知;是非之心·道德感;責任感·罪惡感;愧疚
學測常考字,易混淆詞性
Even though nobody was watching, his conscience wouldn't let him keep the money he found.
即使沒人在看,他的良心也不允許他留下撿到的錢。
一個畫面:心頭一緊
心裡警報犯錯時,心裡像響起警報聲提醒自己
肩頭責任覺得有義務去做對的事,像扛著重量
胸口刺痛說謊或做壞事後,浮現一陣不安刺痛
義項
是非判斷C1noun良知;是非之心
His conscience told him to hand in the wallet he found, even though no one was looking.
良心告訴他,即使沒人在看,也應該把撿到的皮夾交出去。
a clear consciencelisten to your conscience
責任重擔C1noun道德感;責任感
His conscience made him feel responsible for helping the lost child find her parents.
他的責任感讓他覺得有義務幫助走失的孩子找到父母。
a moral consciencea social conscience
愧疚不安C2noun罪惡感;愧疚
Lisa's conscience kept bothering her after she lied to her best friend about breaking the vase.
Lisa 向好朋友撒謊說打破花瓶的事後,良心一直不安。
a guilty consciencea troubled conscience
片語
a guilty conscience愧疚纏身 →心裡帶著罪惡感
have a clear conscience問心無愧 →做事無愧,心安理得
in good conscience憑良心說 →按良心做出的判斷
a prick of conscience良心刺痛 →突然湧上的愧疚感
social conscience社會關懷 →對社會議題的責任感
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After borrowing his friend's pen without asking, he felt guilty because his ___ was bothering him. (conscience / conscious)
看答案
conscience
conscience 是名詞,conscious 是形容詞,詞性不同。
'She has a clear conscience about the decision.' 這句話最接近哪個意思?(A) 她問心無愧 (B) 她感到愧疚 (C) 她很有責任感
看答案
(A)
clear conscience 表示問心無愧,不是感到愧疚或責任感。
字族
conscientious 認真盡責的;憑良心行事的・conscienceless 沒良心的;無恥的