innocently
gb/ˈɪnəsəntli/ us/ˈɪnəsəntli/
B2
الإنجليزية
المعاني
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adverb
B2
property
1
without guilt or wrongdoing
in a way that shows you did not do anything wrong
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] [verb] innocently
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes use it for “carefully” or “quietly”; it specifically relates to guilt, blame, or bad intent.
المرادفات
blamelessly (Emphasizes lack of fault or responsibility.)
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without blame (More explicit and often used to clarify responsibility.)
الأضداد
guiltily (Suggests awareness of wrongdoing or responsibility.)
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culpably (Formal; emphasizes legal or moral blame.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
innocently accused
|innocently convicted
|innocently imprisoned
|declare (that) you acted innocently
|be found innocently involved
|protest innocently
|maintain innocently
|be innocently caught up in
الموضوعات
law_crime
|morality
|social_relations
أمثلة
- He insisted he had acted innocently and knew nothing about the fraud.
- Several people were innocently caught up in the investigation.
- She was released after it became clear she had been innocently convicted.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I did it innocently.
- He was innocently accused.
adverb
B2
property
2
naively, without realizing consequences
in a way that shows you did not know it could be a problem
نمط الاستخدام:
innocently [verb] [something]
خطأ شائع:
Not the same as “intentionally” or “carelessly”; it highlights lack of awareness rather than lack of care.
المرادفات
naively (Emphasizes lack of experience or sophistication.)
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unwittingly (Emphasizes doing something without knowing the truth or effect.)
الأضداد
knowingly (Suggests awareness of what you are doing and its implications.)
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deliberately (Emphasizes intention rather than innocence.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
innocently ask
|innocently assume
|innocently mention
|innocently suggest
|innocently bring up
|innocently believe
|innocently click (a link)
|innocently start (a conversation)
الموضوعات
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
أمثلة
- I innocently asked how much he earned, and the room went quiet.
- She innocently mentioned his ex, not realizing it was a sore subject.
- He innocently clicked the attachment and downloaded malware.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I innocently asked a question.
- She innocently mentioned his name.
adverb
B2
property
3
in a pure, harmless way
in a simple, harmless way
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] [verb] innocently
خطأ شائع:
Don’t use it just to mean “nicely”; it specifically suggests purity/harmlessness or lack of sexual/bad intent.
المرادفات
purely (Often focuses on lack of sexual or ulterior intent.)
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harmlessly (Emphasizes that no harm is intended or likely.)
الأضداد
lewdly (Opposite in sexual tone or implication.)
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maliciously (Opposite in intent; aims to harm.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
smile innocently
|look innocently
|sleep innocently
|hold hands innocently
|kiss innocently
|play innocently
|giggle innocently
|watch innocently
الموضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|society
أمثلة
- They kissed innocently at the station before she got on the train.
- The child smiled innocently, unaware of the argument behind him.
- He tried to sound innocently curious, but his questions felt intrusive.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The baby slept innocently.
- They held hands innocently.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
innocently
IPA
GB/ˈɪnəsəntli/
US/ˈɪnəsəntli/
المقاطع والنبر
in - no - cently (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: innocently
- Plural: innocentlies
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
innocently enough
1/ˈɪnəsəntli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
starting harmlessly at first
used to say something began in a simple, harmless way
أمثلة
- It began, innocently enough, with a joke in the group chat.
- I was innocently enough trying to help, but I only made things worse.
- The meeting started innocently enough before the accusations began.