innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ adjective Learner's definition of INNOCENT
[more innocent; most innocent]
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: not guilty of a crime or other wrong act無罪的;清白的 -
He says that he is innocent of the crime.他說自己是無罪的。
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She was found innocent of all charges.經裁決,她對所有指控均無罪責。
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A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.受指控者,在未依法證實有罪之前,視同無罪。
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Someone told your secret, but it wasn't me. I'm innocent.有人洩露了你的秘密,但不是我。我是無辜的。
— opposite guilty 2
always used before a noun : not deserving to be harmed無辜受害的 3
: lacking experience with the world and the bad things that happen in life不谙世故的;天真無邪的 4
: not intended to cause harm or trouble無惡意的;無害的 -
an innocent question無惡意的問題
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I made an innocent mistake; I'm sorry.我錯了,但並無惡意;對不起。
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innocent [=harmless] fun無惡意的玩笑
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not used before a noun,
somewhat formal : having no knowledge of something無知
— innocent
noun, plural innocents [count]
— innocently
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I innocently mentioned what turned out to be a very painful topic.我無意談及的一個話題竟然讓人十分痛苦。
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She smiled innocently.她天真地笑了。
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Everything started out innocently [=harmlessly] enough.一切事物在剛開始時都沒有什麽危害。