1innocent (of sth) not having done wrong 清白的;无罪的:
An innocent man was arrested by mistake.有个无辜的男子被错误逮捕了。to be innocent of a crime清白无罪 [SYN] blameless 同义词为blameless[OPP] guilty 反义词为guilty
2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) being hurt or killed in a crime, war, etc although not involved in it in any way 在罪行、战争等中受伤或遇害的(虽然没有参与);无辜的:
innocent victims of a bomb blast炸弹爆炸事件中的无辜受害者an innocent bystander无辜的旁观者
3 not wanting to cause harm or upset sb, although it does 非故意伤害或令人不高兴的:
He got very aggressive when I asked an innocent question about his past life.我问了一个有关他过去生活的问题,并无恶意,他却变得满怀敌意。
4 not knowing the bad things in life; believing everything you are told 不谙世情;天真:
She was so innocent as to believe that politicians never lie.她天真到以为政治家从不撒谎。 [SYN] naive 同义词为naive➔innocentlyadv‘What are you doing here?’ she asked innocently (= pretending she did not know the answer).“你们在这儿干什么呀?”她假装不知道地问。
innocent/ˋInəsṇt; ˈInəs$nt/adj 1 someone who is innocent has not done anything wrong [ guilty ] 无罪的﹐清白的: Nobody believed that I was innocent. 没有人相信我是清白的。+of He's innocent of the murder. 他没犯谋杀罪。The court found him innocent . 法庭判他无罪。2 innocent victims/bystanders/people etc people who get hurt or killed in a war or crime although they are not directly involved in it〔战争或罪案中〕无辜的受害者/旁观者/人们等: Many innocent civilians were killed. 许多无辜平民遇害。3 done or said without intending to harm or offend anyone〔做事或说话〕无恶意的: an innocent remark 没有恶意的话4 someone who is innocent does not know about the bad things in life 天真无邪的﹔涉世不深的: an innocent child 一个天真的孩子—innocently adv
innocentinnocentinnocentsadjectiveIf you are innocent, you have not done anything wrong: He claims he's innocent of the crime.oppositeguilty▶ innocencenoun (no plural): The prisoner's family are convinced of her innocence.oppositeguilt