c. 1600, "knowing, privy to," from Latin conscius "knowing, aware," from conscire (see conscience); probably a loan-translation of Greek syneidos. A word adopted from the Latin poets and much mocked at first. Sense of "active and awake" is from 1837.
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1. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下，我感到极不自在。
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2. Today's organic wine producer is typically a small, quality-conscious family concern.
现今的有机葡萄酒生产商一般是注重品质的小型家族企业.
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3. Beneath the conscious mind there are many levels of the unconscious.
在意识心理之下存在很多层次的无意识。
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4. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.
我们已有意识地下放职责。
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5. Putting the work together is a very self-conscious process.
