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not guilty of a crime, etc.; not having done something wrong 無辜的;清白的;無罪的 They have imprisoned an innocent man. 他們監禁了一名無辜的男子。 - innocent of something
She was found innocent of any crime. 她獲判無罪。 - innocent of doing something
I was convinced that he was innocent of killing his wife. 我確信他殺害妻子是無辜的。 He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. 他們的婚姻破裂,他是無過錯的一方。 There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour. 對她的行爲一定有可以脫罪的解釋。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb1He pleaded innocent to the charges. 對各項指控他申辯自己是清白的。 I am totally innocent of this crime. 我完全是無辜的,與這一罪案無關。 I had always believed her innocent. 我一直相信她是清白的。 The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty. 被告人只要沒被證明有罪就應該推定其無罪。 The court found her innocent of the crime. 法庭判決她無罪。 She tried to sound all innocent as she asked the question. 她問問題時盡量使語氣顯得毫無惡意。 Stop playing innocent and answer my questions, please. 别裝無辜了,請回答我的問題。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- believe somebody
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suffering harm or being killed because of a crime, war, etc. although not directly involved in it 無辜受害的;成爲犧牲品的 an innocent bystander 無辜受害的旁觀者 innocent victims of the bomb blast 炸彈下的無辜犧牲者。 Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. 成千上萬的無辜平民在這場沖突中喪生。 He expressed outrage at the loss of innocent lives. 他對無辜生命的喪失表示憤慨。
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having little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things synonym naive天真無邪的;純真的 He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child. 他喜歡把他十幾歲的女兒當成天真無邪的小孩子。 She is very naive and innocent. 她很天真無邪。 He looked so sweet and innocent. 他看起來如此甜美和天真。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2She was sixteen and sweetly innocent. 她當時 16 歲,純真可愛。 He came across as deceptively innocent and childlike. 他給人的印象是天真幼稚。 the strangely innocent world of her childhood 她童年時代無比天真的世界
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- act
- appear
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not intended to cause harm or upset somebody synonym harmless無惡意的;無冒犯之意的 It was all innocent fun. 那不過是些無惡意的玩笑。 It was a perfectly innocent remark. 那是一句毫無冒犯之意的話。 The circumstance could be altogether innocent, but suspicions have been raised. 雖然情況顯示完全沒有危險,但仍有人提出質疑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- act
- appear
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.