innocence
gb/ˈɪnəsəns/ us/ˈɪnəsəns/
B1
Anh
~ 4000
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
state
1
lack of guilt or wrongdoing
When someone has not done something wrong or illegal.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s innocence
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'innocence' with 'ignorance'; 'innocence' means not guilty, while 'ignorance' means not knowing something.
Từ đồng nghĩa
blamelessness (More formal term emphasizing absence of responsibility for harm or wrongdoing.)
Từ trái nghĩa
guilt (The state of having committed a crime or done something wrong.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
prove innocence
|maintain innocence
|declare innocence
|protest innocence
|presume innocence
Chủ đề
law
|justice
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The jury believed in her innocence and acquitted her.
- He has always maintained his innocence despite the accusations.
- New evidence proved the prisoner's innocence after ten years.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She says she is innocent.
- He told the police about his innocence.
- The court found her innocence.
Danh từ
B2
property
2
moral purity or goodness
When someone is very good and has not done bad things.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s innocence
Từ đồng nghĩa
purity (Emphasizes freedom from moral corruption or sin.)
Từ trái nghĩa
corruption (Moral decay or dishonesty, opposite of moral purity.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
childlike innocence
|pure innocence
|protect innocence
Chủ đề
ethics
|character
|religion
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The novel captures the innocence of youth before the harsh realities of life appear.
- Her face had an expression of complete innocence.
- They tried to protect the children's innocence as long as possible.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The child has great innocence.
- Her smile shows her innocence.
- We must keep the innocence of children.
Danh từ
B2
state
3
lack of worldly experience
When someone does not have much experience of life and its problems.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s innocence about [something]
Từ đồng nghĩa
naivety (Often implies an overly trusting or simplistic view due to inexperience.)
Từ trái nghĩa
worldliness (Experience and knowledge of life, often implying sophistication or cynicism.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
naive innocence
|loss of innocence
Chủ đề
life
|youth
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- His political innocence made him an easy target for manipulation.
- She looked at him with the innocence of someone who had never been betrayed.
- The war marked the end of their innocence.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He showed his innocence about politics.
- She spoke with innocence about the city.
- The trip ended his innocence about the world.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
innocence
IPA
GB/ˈɪnəsəns/
US/ˈɪnəsəns/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
in - no - cence (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: innocence
- Plural: innocence
Họ từ
Core family
innocent
adjective B1
innocently
adverb B2
Cách diễn đạt
in all innocence
1/ˈɪn ˈɔl ˈɪnəsəns/
fixed phrase
without knowing it may cause harm/offense
When you do something without meaning to cause harm or offense.
Ví dụ
- She asked the question in all innocence, not realizing it was rude.
- He made the comment in all innocence, unaware of its impact.
loss of innocence
1/lˈɔs əv ˈɪnəsəns/
fixed phrase
end of purity or naivety through experience
When someone changes from being pure or naive to knowing about bad things in life.
Ví dụ
- For many, the war brought a sudden loss of innocence.
- The film tells the story of a young girl's loss of innocence.
presumption of innocence
1/pɹɪzˈʌmpʃən əv ˈɪnəsəns/
fixed phrase
formal
legal idea: treated as not guilty
The legal idea that a person is considered not guilty until a court decides they are guilty.
Ví dụ
- The presumption of innocence is a key part of the justice system.
- The presumption of innocence is a cornerstone of the criminal justice system.
- Under the presumption of innocence, the defendant does not need to prove their own case.
- Media coverage should respect the presumption of innocence when reporting on suspects.