innocence

innocence
noun
  1. [mass noun]the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offence
    清白，无罪
    they must prove their innocence.
    他们必须证明自己的清白。
    ■lack of guile or corruption; purity
    天真，无邪，纯真
    the healthy bloom in her cheeks gave her an aura of innocence.
    她双颊的健康之色赋予她一种纯真的气息。
    ■used euphemistically to refer to a person's virginity
    ［委婉用语］童贞
    they'd avenge assaults on her innocence by others.
    他们会对侵犯她童贞的外人进行报复。
常用词组
in all innocence
  1. without knowledge of something's significance or possible consequences
    （对重要性或可能后果）一无所知
    she knew the gift had been chosen in all innocence.
    她知道这件礼物是随意挑选的。
派生
innocency
noun
  1. (archaic)(古).)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from Latin innocentia, from innocent- 'not harming' (based on nocere 'injure')
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