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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries良心
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ryōshin
"彼は良心に従って行動した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
"Her conscience would not allow her to stay silent about the financial irregularities." - 2
The part of the mind that motivates awareness of moral dilemmas and ethical standards.
"The whistleblower acted out of a deep social conscience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin conscientia, meaning 'knowledge within oneself' or 'moral conscience', from conscire 'be privy to'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, evolving from a general sense of consciousness or shared knowledge to specifically denote the moral sense of right and wrong.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conscience" is said worldwide
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conscience
Transliteration: kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s
"Il a agi en toute bonne conscience."
Gewissen
Transliteration: ɡəˈvɪsn̩
"Sie hat ein reines Gewissen."
coscienza
Transliteration: koˈʃɛntsa
"Ha la coscienza pulita."
conciencia
Transliteration: konˈsjensja
"Actuó con la conciencia tranquila."
consciência
Transliteration: kõ.siˈẽ.sjɐ
"Ele tem a consciência limpa."
विवेक
Transliteration: vivek
"उसका विवेक पूरी तरह से साफ़ है।"
良心
Transliteration: liángxīn
"他做这件事时问心无愧。"
양심
Transliteration: yangsim
"그는 양심의 가책 없이 행동했다."
良心
Transliteration: ryōshin
"彼は良心に従って行動した。"
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