innocent

adjective

/ˈɪnəsnt/

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not guilty of a crime, etc.; not having done something wrong
- They have imprisoned an innocent man.
- innocent of something She was found innocent of any crime.
- innocent of doing something I was convinced that he was innocent of killing his wife.
- He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.
- There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour.
opposite guilty
Extra Examples
- He pleaded innocent to the charges.
- I am totally innocent of this crime.
- I had always believed her innocent.
- The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty.
- The court found her innocent of the crime.
- She tried to sound all innocent as she asked the question.
- Stop playing innocent and answer my questions, please.
Topics Law and justiceb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- plead
- believe somebody
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
preposition
- of
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[only before noun] suffering harm or being killed because of a crime, war, etc. although not directly involved in it
- an innocent bystander
- innocent victims of the bomb blast
- Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict.
- He expressed outrage at the loss of innocent lives.
Topics Crime and punishmentb2
having little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things synonym naive
- He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child.
- She is very naive and innocent.
- He looked so sweet and innocent.
Extra Examples
- She was sixteen and sweetly innocent.
- He came across as deceptively innocent and childlike.
- the strangely innocent world of her childhood
Topics Life stagesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- act
- appear
- be
- …
adverb
- very
- sweetly
- deceptively
- …
phrases
- sweet and innocent
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not intended to cause harm or upset somebody synonym harmless
- It was all innocent fun.
- It was a perfectly innocent remark.
- The circumstance could be altogether innocent, but suspicions have been raised.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- act
- appear
- be
- …
adverb
- very
- all
- perfectly
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.

单词	innocent
释义	innocent adjective /ˈɪnəsnt/ /ˈɪnəsnt/ jump to other results not guilty of a crime, etc.; not having done something wrong They have imprisoned an innocent man. innocent of something She was found innocent of any crime. innocent of doing something I was convinced that he was innocent of killing his wife. He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour. opposite guilty Extra Examples He pleaded innocent to the charges. I am totally innocent of this crime. I had always believed her innocent. The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty. The court found her innocent of the crime. She tried to sound all innocent as she asked the question. Stop playing innocent and answer my questions, please. Topics Law and justiceb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be plead believe somebody … adverb completely entirely totally … preposition of See full entry [only before noun] suffering harm or being killed because of a crime, war, etc. although not directly involved in it an innocent bystander innocent victims of the bomb blast Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. He expressed outrage at the loss of innocent lives. Topics Crime and punishmentb2 having little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things synonym naive He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child. She is very naive and innocent. He looked so sweet and innocent. Extra Examples She was sixteen and sweetly innocent. He came across as deceptively innocent and childlike. the strangely innocent world of her childhood Topics Life stagesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs act appear be … adverb very sweetly deceptively … phrases sweet and innocent See full entry not intended to cause harm or upset somebody synonym harmless It was all innocent fun. It was a perfectly innocent remark. The circumstance could be altogether innocent, but suspicions have been raised. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs act appear be … adverb very all perfectly … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’. innocent noun /ˈɪnəsnt/ /ˈɪnəsnt/ jump to other results an innocent person, especially a young child a person involved by chance in a situation, especially a victim of crime or war They are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.
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