"innocence" in Chinese (Simplified)
纯真清白
Definition
指一种道德上的纯洁、在法律上无罪,或像孩子一样对坏事和复杂事情缺乏经验的状态。它既可以表示法律上的清白,也可以表示一个人单纯纯真的特质。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见于法律搭配,如 'prove his innocence',也常见于带感情色彩的表达,如 'childhood innocence' 和 'lose your innocence'。它通常是不可数名词。'Innocence' 比 'not guilty' 更广,因为它还可以表示纯真、天真或未受腐化。
Examples
The lawyer tried to show the man's innocence.
律师试图证明这个男人的**清白**。
Her face had a kind of innocence that made people trust her.
她的脸上有一种让人信任的**纯真**。
Children often have a sense of innocence about the world.
孩子们常常对世界有一种**纯真**感。
He kept insisting on his innocence, even after the interview.
即使在采访之后,他仍然坚持自己是**清白**的。
There was a real innocence in the way she asked that question.
她问那个问题的方式里有一种真实的**纯真**。
That movie captures the innocence of summer before everything changed.
那部电影捕捉到了在一切改变之前夏天的**纯真**。