innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ noun Learner's definition of INNOCENCE
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: the state of being innocent清白;天真;无知:: such as
a : the state of being not guilty of a crime or other wrong act清白;无罪 — opposite guilt b : lack of experience with the world and with the bad things that happen in life天真;单纯 c somewhat formal : lack of knowledge about something无知 -
Your innocence [=(more commonly) ignorance] of the rules is no excuse for such behavior.不懂规矩不能成为你此般行径的借口。
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I mentioned in all innocence what turned out to be a very painful topic for her. [=I mentioned the topic without knowing that it was so painful for her to talk about it]我不经意地提起了那个话题,竟勾起了她的伤痛。