not guilty of a crime or offence 清白的,无罪的 they left an innocent man dead. 他们任由一个清白无辜的人死去。 the innocent party. 无过错的一方。 he is innocent of Sir Thomas's death. 对托马斯爵士的死他无罪。 ■[predic.](innocent of)without; lacking 没有;欠缺 a street quite innocent of bookshops. 一条没有书店的街。 ■[predic.](innocent of)without experience or knowledge of 对…无经验;对…无知 a man innocent of war's cruelties. 对战争的残酷一无所知的人。
[attrib.]not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences 无辜受害的 an innocent bystander. 无辜受害的旁观者。
free from moral wrong; not corrupted 无邪的;纯真的 an innocent child. 天真无邪的孩子。 ■simple; naive 单纯的;头脑简单的,幼稚的 she is a poor, innocent young creature. 她是个可怜幼稚的年轻人。
not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless 无恶意的,无意冒犯的;无害的 an innocent mistake. 无害的错误。
noun
an innocent person, in particular 无辜的人,尤指 ■a pure, guileless, or naive person 天真无邪的人;幼稚的人 she was an innocent compared with this man. 跟这男人比起来,她是个天真无邪的人。 ■a person involved by chance in a situation, especially a victim of crime or war 无辜的人(尤指罪行或战争的受害者) they are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause. 他们为了某种目的准备不惜杀戮、残害无辜者。 ■(the Innocents)the young children killed by Herod after the birth of Jesus (Matt. 2:16) 无辜婴孩们(耶稣诞生后被希律王杀害的儿童)(《马太福音》2:16)
派生 innocently adverb 语源
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- 'not harming', from in- 'not' + nocere 'to hurt'