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| /ˈɪnəs(ə)ns/ |
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| 1 | the state of not being guilty of a crime 清白；无罪 |
| The jury’ s role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. 陪审团的职责就是判断被告有罪或无罪。 |
| prove sb’ s innocence This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence. 这个新的证据将有希望证实他的清白。 |
| protest/maintain your innocence (=say that you are not guilty) He has continued to protest his innocence throughout his six years in prison. 声称/坚持自己无罪 |
| | 1a | the state of not being guilty of something wrong that someone blames you for 无辜 | |
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| 2 | lack of experience of life and the bad things people do so that you tend to trust people too much 无知；幼稚；天真 |
| She arrived in London with all the naive innocence of a small-town girl. 她带着小镇少女的幼稚和天真来到伦敦。 |
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| - | in all innocence
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| without intending to upset or harm someone |
| 无恶意地；单纯地 |
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| I asked him about his wife in all innocence. 我向他打听他妻子的情况完全没有恶意。 |
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