innocent adj. ⇨innocent (an innocent man)⇨naive (an innocent young child)
innocent
adjective
innocent ♦︎ not guilty ♦︎ in the clear ♦︎ blamelessThese words all describe people who have not done anything wrong or illegal.这些词均表示无辜的、无罪的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be innocent / not guilty of sth◆to plead innocent / not guilty◆to find sb innocent / not guilty■innocentnot having done sth wrong or illegal清白的；无辜的；无罪的◆They have imprisoned an innocent man.他们监禁了一名无辜的男子。◆She was found innocent of any crime.她获判无罪。◆He was the innocent party(= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.他的婚姻破裂了，但他是无过错的一方。◆There must be an innocent explanation for her behaviour.对她的行为一定有可以脱罪的解释。OPPguilty ⇨ guilty▸innocence
noun
[uncountable] ◆She protested her innocence(= said repeatedly that she was innocent).她一再申明自己是无辜的。OPPguilt ⇨ fault■ˌnot ˈguilty
phrase
(law法律) not having done sth illegal无罪的◆The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence.陪审团裁决被告无罪。ⓘ People who have not done sth illegal plead not guilty to an offence. Someone may be found not guilty or a jury may return a verdict of not guilty.申辩无罪可用短语plead not guilty表示。be found not guilty指被判决无罪。陪审团作出无罪判决可用短语return a verdict of not guilty表示。OPPguilty ⇨ guilty■in the ˈclear
idiom
(ratherinformal) no longer thought to have done sth wrong or illegal不再被认为有罪◆It seems that the original suspect is in the clear.原先的嫌疑犯好像已被认定无罪。 see also clear ⇨ acquitverb■blameless (ratherformal, written) free from responsibility for doing sth bad无可指责的◆None of us is entirely blameless in this matter.在这件事上我们没有一个人是完全没有责任的。 see also blame ⇨ faultnoun
naive ( naïve)
adjective
naive ♦︎ inexperienced ♦︎ innocent ♦︎ trusting ♦︎ gullible ♦︎ impressionableThese words all describe sb who has little experience of the world, and/or is too willing to believe or accept what other people tell them.这些词均形容人缺乏经验的、幼稚的、轻信的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an inexperienced / a trusting / a gullible / an impressionable person◆an innocent / impressionable child◆a naive / an innocent belief◆very naive / inexperienced / innocent / trusting / impressionable◆politically naive / inexperienced / innocent◆sexually inexperienced / innocent◆young and inexperienced / innocent / impressionable■naive ( naïve) / /naɪˈiːv/ / (disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement, and too willing to believe what other people tell you缺乏经验的；幼稚的；轻信的◆He made some particularly naive remarks.他发表了一些特别幼稚的评论。◆It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.我们要是以为足球只是一种游戏，那就太天真了。ⓘ Naive is also, but less frequently, used in an approving way when describing people or their behaviour, to mean 'simple and having little knowledge of evil or unpleasant things'. * naive亦可用于褒义，形容人或其行为纯朴、率直，但此义不太常用◆Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.他们对待生活的态度天真率直，令人耳目一新。OPPsophisticated ⇨ sophisticated see also naivety ⇨ ignorance▸naively
adverb
◆I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work.我天真地以为这活儿是有报酬的。■inexperienced (especiallywritten) having little knowledge or experience of sth缺乏认识（或经验）的◆Inexperienced drivers can expect to pay higher insurance premiums.没有经验的司机可能要付较高的保险费。◆Some of the older teachers are inexperienced in modern methods.有些年龄较大的教师不熟悉现代方法。◆A child of his age is too young and inexperienced to recognize danger.他这年纪的孩子太年幼无知，意识不到危险。OPPexperienced ⇨ sophisticated see also inexperience ⇨ ignorance■innocenthaving little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things天真无邪的；纯真的◆He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child.他喜欢把他十几岁的女儿当成天真无邪的小孩子。 see also innocence ⇨ ignorance, childlike ⇨ childish■trusting (oftenapproving) tending to believe that other people are good, sincere and honest常信赖别人的；轻信的◆There is a need for a trusting relationship between client and consultant.委托人和顾问之间需要建立信任关系。◆If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.如果你过于轻信，别人就会打你的主意。 see also trust ⇨ faithnoun, trust ⇨ trustverb, unsuspecting ⇨ unaware■gullible / /ˈgʌləbl/ / (disapproving) too willing to believe what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked轻信的；易受骗的；易上当的◆The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告针对的是担心发胖而易受骗的年轻女性。■impressionable / /ɪmˈpreʃənəbl/ / (especiallywritten) (of a person, especially a young one) easily influenced or affected by sb/sth（人，尤指年轻人）易受影响的◆He was a bad influence on the child, who was at an impressionable age.对这个正值易受外界影响的年龄的孩子来说，他是个负面的影响。