mid-14c., "freedom from guilt," from Old French inocence "innocence, purity, chastity" (12c.), from Latin innocentia, from innocens "harmless, blameless" (see innocent). Meaning "lacking in guile or artifice" is from late 14c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
她本可以輕易地證實(shí)自己純真善良的品性。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.
她的天真爛漫很快就暴露了藝術(shù)界的矯揉造作。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply.
現(xiàn)在那種天真爛漫很少見。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He claims he has evidence which could prove his innocence.
他聲稱有證據(jù)證明自己是無(wú)辜的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. I liked children, loved their innocence and their inquisitiveness.