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。