"play innocent" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 装无辜

Definition

假装自己不知道某件事或不负责任，尽管其实知道或参与其中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，常用于指有人试图推卸责任或装作不知道问题。例如“别和我装无辜”。类似于“装傻”，但更强调否认责任的态度。

Examples

Don't play innocent; I saw you hiding the remote.

别**装无辜**，我看到你藏遥控器了。

He tried to play innocent when the teacher asked who made the mess.

老师问是谁弄乱的，他试图**装无辜**。

Please, don't play innocent—everyone knows what you did.

拜托，别**装无辜**，大家都知道你做了什么。

She always tries to play innocent when something goes wrong at work.

工作出了问题，她总是**装无辜**。

You can't just play innocent and act like you had nothing to do with it.

你不能只是**装无辜**，假装自己一点关系都没有。

Whenever she's caught, she just plays innocent and smiles.

每次她被抓包，她就会**装无辜**地笑一笑。