conscientious

Intermediatezipf 3.24

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/(kon-shee-EN-shus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

认真负责的；勤勉的（出于良心和责任感）

Definition

Wishing to do one's work or duty thoroughly and carefully; governed by a strong sense of right and wrong.

Word family

  • conscientiously/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəsli/(adv)认真地
  • conscientiousness/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəsnəs/(n)责任心

Collocations

  • conscientious worker
  • conscientious effort
  • conscientious objector
  • conscientious approach
  • conscientious about

Examples

  1. 1.She's the most conscientious employee on the team — she double-checks every report before submitting it. (thorough)
  2. 2.He was a conscientious objector who refused military service on moral grounds. (moral principle)

Synonyms

  • diligent/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/— hardworking and careful
  • meticulous/mɪˈtɪkjələs/— extremely careful about details
  • scrupulous/ˈskruːpjələs/— very careful to be honest and do what is right

Etymology

from Latin "conscientia" (knowledge within oneself, conscience) — con- (with) + scire (to know)