A conscientious person is careful to do what they should — the whole job, not the easy half. They check their work, keep promises, and feel uneasy if they have been sloppy.

A conscientious person盡責的人 is careful to do what they should小心把該做的事做好 — the whole job是整件事 not the easy half不是簡單的那一半。They他們 check their work檢查自己的工作 keep promises遵守承諾 if they have been sloppy要是馬虎了 feel uneasy就會不安。

It is a compliment: teachers write it on reports; bosses like conscientious staff. It is about duty and care, not about being clever.

It is a compliment這是一種稱讚 teachers write it on reports老師會寫在成績單上 bosses like conscientious staff老闆喜歡認真負責的員工。It is about duty and care這關乎責任感和用心 not about being clever不是聰不聰明的問題。

There is a second, related use: a conscientious objector is someone who refuses to fight in a war because their conscience — their inner sense of right and wrong — will not let them. That use is more about morals than about tidy homework.

There is有 a second, related use第二個相關的用法：a conscientious objector良心拒役者 is someone who refuses to fight in a war指拒絕參戰的人 because their conscience — their inner sense of right and wrong — will not let them因為他們的良心——內心對是非對錯的判斷——不允許他們這麼做。That use那個用法 is more about morals比較是關乎道德 than about tidy homework而不是工整的作業。

Though actually, people sometimes say conscientious when they only mean “hard-working”; a person can work long hours and still not be careful. The heart of the word is the conscience: you do the right thing even when nobody is watching.

Though actually不過其實 people sometimes say conscientious有時候人們會說 conscientious when they only mean hard-working其實只是想表達「很努力工作」 a person can work long hours一個人可以工作很長時間 and still not be careful卻還是不夠細心。The heart of the word這個字的核心 is the conscience是良心：you do the right thing你會做對的事 even when nobody is watching即使沒有人在看。