conscientious「勤勉认真的；一丝不苟的」

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Word of the Day：July 23, 2022

conscientious

勤勉认真的；一丝不苟的

adjective /kahn-shee-EN-shus/ [ˌkɑnʃiˈenʃəs]

What It Means

Conscientious often describes those who are concerned with doing things correctly. It can be used as a synonym for both meticulous and careful.

Conscientious 常常用来指那些关心做正确事的人。 它可以作为meticulous 和careful 的同义词。

CONSCIENTIOUS in Context

“Findings from Gosling’s studies revealed that highly conscientious people tend to have homes or offices that are clean and in good condition. Books, TV remotes, and magazines may be neatly arranged and conveniently located, for example. Their music records and books might be organized and grouped together on the bookshelf by type or genre.” — Brian Collisson, Psychology Today, 25 May 2022

“Gosling的研究结果表明，一丝不苟的人往往拥有干净、整洁的房屋或办公室。 像书籍、电视遥控器和杂志可能摆放整齐且放在便利的位置。 他们的音乐唱片和书籍可能会按类型或流派在书架上进行组织分类。”

Although Marvin was brilliant, he was not a very conscientious student, and he frequently lost points for forgetting to turn in his homework.

马文虽然很聪明的学生，但是不认真经常因为忘记交作业而扣分。

Did You Know?

According to American writer and editor H. L. Mencken, “Conscience is the inner voice which warns us someone may be looking.” A person who is conscientious makes sure that if others are watching, they approve of what they see. This is true for someone who is “governed by their conscience” as the oldest sense of the word is defined—as in “a conscientious objector to the war”—but it is also true for the conscientious person paying close, careful attention to the task at hand. Conscientious came to English from French, centuries after Middle English had adopted conscience from Old French; both ultimately come from Latin scire, “to know.”

根据美国作家和主编 H. L. Mencken 的说法，“Conscience is the inner voice which warns us someone may be looking「良知是告诫的内心声音，可能有人正在关注着我们」。” 一个一丝不苟的人会确保被其他人看到时，看到的他们是所认同的。 对于“governed by their conscience「受良心支配」”的人来说，这是正确的，因为这个词最古老的含义——像“a conscientious objector to the war「出于良心而反对战争的人」”——对于那些密切关注手头任务的人来说也同样如此。 Conscientious 是英语经过法语进入的，它是 conscience 在古法语接入中古英语后的几个世纪之后， 两者最终都来自拉丁语 scire，“know「知道」”。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of conscientious: _ _ ins _ _ king.

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