| 词组 | innocence |
| 释义 | innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ noun 1. the fact that someone is not guilty of a crimeverbsprove sb’s innocence I am determined to prove my innocence.protest your innocence (=say firmly that you are innocent) When the police interviewed her, she protested her innocence.maintain your innocence (=keep saying that you are innocent) He has maintained his innocence and is appealing against his conviction.proclaim/declare sb’s innocence He has proclaimed his innocence through his lawyers.establish sb’s innocence (=prove it) Doesn’t the man deserve a chance to establish his innocence?believe in sb’s innocence He still believes in his wife’s innocence.be convinced of sb’s innocence (=be sure that someone is innocent) I am convinced of her innocence – she isn’t capable of such a thing.phrasesproof/evidence of sb’s innocence After her execution, proof of her innocence was found.the presumption of innocence formal (=the idea that a person is considered not guilty until they have been proved to be guilty) The presumption of innocence is one of the principles of our justice system.ANTONYMS → guilt (2)2. lack of experience of life, or of knowledge of the bad things in the worldverbslose your innocence (=used when you become aware of what the world is really like) We’ve lost our innocence, but not our hope.adjectiveschildlike/childish innocence (=which is typical of a child) Jackson had a childlike innocence about him which was appealing to his fans.wide-eyed innocence (=used to emphasize how innocent someone seems) I’m not sure the character’s wide-eyed innocence is convincing.prepositionsin my/his etc innocence (=used when someone did not realize the truth about a situation) In my innocence, I assumed that everyone obeyed the rules.phrasesan air/look of innocence (=an innocent appearance) The boy had a touching air of innocence.the innocence of childhood There is no return to the innocence of childhood. |
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