innocent

innocent /'inəsnt/
  • tính từ
    • vô tội; không có tội
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) còn trong trắng; còn trinh
    • ngây thơ
    • không có hại, không hại
    • windows innocent of glass
      • (thông tục) cửa sổ không có kính
  • danh từ
    • người vô tội; người không có tội
    • đứa bé ngây thơ
    • thằng ngốc, thằng bé ngớ ngẩn
    • massacre (slaughter) of innocents
      • (từ lóng) sự bỏ qua của một số dự luật vì hết ngày giờ (ở cuối khoá họp nghị viện)
Lĩnh vực: y học
 vô hại, lành tính
Lĩnh vực: xây dựng
 vô tư

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): innocence, innocent, innocently

Xem thêm: inexperienced person, guiltless, clean-handed, innocuous, impeccant, sinless, ingenuous, innocent(p), unacquainted(p), barren, destitute, devoid



innocent

Từ điển Collocation

innocent adj.

1 not guilty

VERBS be, plead He pleaded innocent to the charges. | believe sb, presume sb I had always believed her innocent. The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty. | declare sb, find sb, prove sb The court found her innocent of the crime.

ADV. completely, entirely, totally, wholly

PREP. of I am totally innocent of this crime.

2 not intended/intending to cause harm

VERBS be, look, play, seem, sound Stop playing innocent and answer my questions, please.

ADV. very | all, altogether, perfectly She tried to sound all innocent as she asked the question. The circumstance could be altogether innocent, but suspicions have been raised. | relatively | apparently, seemingly

3 with no experience of the world

VERBS be, seem She was sixteen and sweetly innocent.

ADV. remarkably, very | sweetly | strangely the strangely innocent world of her childhood | sexually

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • free from evil or guilt; guiltless, clean-handed

    an innocent child

    the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty

  • lacking intent or capacity to injure; innocuous

    an innocent prank

  • free from sin; impeccant, sinless
  • lacking in sophistication or worldliness; ingenuous

    a child's innocent stare

    his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it

  • not knowledgeable about something specified; innocent(p), unacquainted(p)

    American tourists wholly innocent of French

    a person unacquainted with our customs

  • completely wanting or lacking; barren, destitute, devoid

    writing barren of insight

    young recruits destitute of experience

    a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness

    a life empty of happiness

    innocent of literary merit

    void of understanding

  • (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

    fine innocent weather

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

innocents
syn.: blameless faultless guiltless harmless sinless
ant.: guilty