mid-14c., "freedom from guilt," from Old French inocence "innocence, purity, chastity" (12c.), from Latin innocentia, from innocens "harmless, blameless" (see innocent). Meaning "lacking in guile or artifice" is from late 14c.
权威例句
1. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
她本可以轻易地证实自己纯真善良的品性。
2. Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.
她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。
3. Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply.
现在那种天真烂漫很少见。
4. He claims he has evidence which could prove his innocence.
他声称有证据证明自己是无辜的。
5. I liked children, loved their innocence and their inquisitiveness.