innocent

innocent
adjective
  1. 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。
  2. [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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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
  1. 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
  1. Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- 'not harming', from in- 'not' + nocere 'to hurt'
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