innocence
UK/'inәsәns/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
The state of not being guilty of a crime; lack of experience of harmful or immoral things; purity
无罪；天真无邪；纯洁
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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nocroot
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encestate, quality
=innocence
Common Collocations
- 1.maintain innocence坚持无罪
- 2.presumed innocence无罪推定
- 3.[childhood] innocence[童年]纯真
Example Sentences
- 1.
The defendant maintained his innocence throughout the trial.
- 2.
Childhood innocence is something that cannot be recaptured later.