conscience
n[C, U]
1 person's awareness of right and wrong with regard to his own thoughts and actions 良心; 是非感
have a clear/guilty conscience, ie feel one has done right/wrong 問心無[有]愧
After she had committed the crime, her conscience was troubled, ie she felt very guilty. 她犯罪後, 良心上感到很不安.
She cheerfully cheats and lies; she's got no conscience at all. 她以撒謊和騙人為樂, 完全沒有良心.
I must go. It's a matter of conscience, ie I think it would be morally wrong not to go. 我必須去, 這是有關良心的事(不去對不起自己的良心).
prisoners of conscience, ie people imprisoned because they believe it is wrong to support a political system, etc 政治犯(認為擁護某政治制度等是錯誤的因而被關押者).
2 (idm 習語) ease sb's conscience/mind => ease2. have sth on one's conscience feel troubled about sth one has done or failed to do 因做了某事或未能做某事而內疚
He has several murders on his conscience. 他因為謀害了幾個人而受到良心的譴責. in all conscience by any reasonable standard 當然; 的確; 憑良心
You cannot in all conscience regard that as fair pay. 你在良心上總不能認為那樣的報酬算是合理的吧. on one's `conscience making one feel one has done wrong, or left sth undone 使人覺得自己做錯了事或該做某事而未做
It's still on my conscience that I didn't warn her in time. 我未能及時提醒她, 這事至今使我耿耿於懷. search one's heart/conscience => search.