| 词汇 | innocence |
| 释义 | innocence noun[ U ] uk /ˈɪn.ə.səns/ us /ˈɪn.ə.səns/(also old useinnocency) C1 the fact that someone is not guilty of a crime: 无罪 plead your innocenceShe pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.她辩白自己是无罪的，但没有人相信她。 protest your innocenceHe was led away, protesting his innocence (= saying he was not guilty).他被带走时仍在抗议说自己无罪。 He insisted upon his innocency. C2 the quality of not having much experience of life and not knowing about the bad things that happen in life: 单纯；天真；幼稚 She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing.她有一种孩子般的天真，我觉得很吸引人。 It took 15 years for the alleged criminals to prove their innocence. She has this apparent innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage.她貌似天真，但我认为，这只是对她有利的伪装。 The presumption of innocence is central to British law. All through the trial he protested his innocence . His urgent pleas of innocence made no difference to the judge's decision.他一再申辩自己无罪，却无法改变法官的判决。 Innocent acquit acquit someone of something acquittal be above/beyond reproachidiom be in the clearidiom clear of something cleared come up/out smelling of rosesidiom culpability culpably exoneration guiltless guiltlessly inculpable innocency reproach self-exculpation sinless sinlessly squeaky-clean You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Inexperienced (of people) innocence | American Dictionaryinnocence noun[ U ] us/ˈɪn·ə·səns/ lack of guilt: He acts like he doesn’t have to prove his innocence. Examples of innocenceinnocence Because of the innocence condition, a strategy is completely characterised by its views. Note that if we forget the property of innocence, we lose the cartesian closed structure. A second demonstration is what might be called innocence by association. The texts pretend innocence while hinting at existential terror: so does the music, in its ever-obliging fashion. Under this view, verdicts are stipulations of guilt or innocence, just as mar riages are stipulations of marital status. In this role he is not just a listener, but a judge, focused on her guilt or innocence. One significant character trait that allowed him to be multivalent - satisfying the emotional needs of different readerships - was his perpetual innocence. The mistakes made were the mistakes of innocence rather than intent. There are also some farmers who appear to lament the passing of subsistence innocence. They also typically establish a visual claim to youth and to innocence. A 'then and now' perspective would incorporate innocence and experience. Using a highly selective approach to the evidence, these writers wistfully describe an idyllic society whose innocence we have lost. If her speech were too compelling, her innocence might well come into question (how did she learn to manipulate - or even to express - desire?). The pastoral introduction to the film provides an air of innocence which proves to be deceptive. Today, biology as well has lost its innocence. See all examples of innocence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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