1. He avoided her because he had a guilty conscience.
他因为内疚而回避她。

2. She donated money to charity to ease her guilty conscience.
她捐款做慈善以减轻内疚感。

3. A guilty conscience kept him awake all night.
内疚让他整晚无法入睡。

4. You cannot escape a guilty conscience so easily.
你无法如此轻易摆脱内疚感。

A: Why did you confess everything?
A：你为什么把一切都坦白了？

B: Because I had a guilty conscience.
B：因为我心里有内疚感。

1) 因做错事而产生的心理负担

2) 内心对不当行为的自责感

3) 促使人反思和纠正行为的心理状态

1. 因错误行为产生的内疚心理

e.g. He left without a guilty conscience.
他离开时没有内疚感。

2. 对自己行为感到不安或自责

e.g. She acted with a guilty conscience.
她带着内疚感行事。

noun phrase

1. A feeling of guilt or moral unease caused by doing something wrong or believing one has done wrong.

Synonym: remorse, guilt, self-reproach