the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offence
清白,无罪
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they must prove their innocence .他们必须证明自己的清白。
lack of guile or corruption; purity
天真,无邪,单纯
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the healthy bloom in her cheeks gave her an aura of innocence .她双颊的健康红润赋予她一种天真无邪的气质。
used euphemistically to refer to a person's virginity
〈婉〉 童贞
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they'd avenge assaults on her innocence by others .他们将为别人侵犯她的童贞进行报复。
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in all innocence without knowledge of something's significance or possible consequences 在对某事物的重要性(或可能后果)一无所知的情况下she knew the gift had been chosen in all innocence . 她知道礼物是在不知情的情况下盲目挑选的
"Middle English: from Old French, from Latin