adj · neutral
innocent
/ˈɪnəsənt/IN·no·cent
Band 4-5speakingtask2
Not guilty of a crime or not responsible for wrongdoing.
Examples
“He was declared innocent when new evidence appeared.”
“Many people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.”
“She looked innocent, but she knew more than she let on.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the lack of reliable witnesses, the court concluded she was innocent of the charges.”
Collocations
- presumed innocent
- declare innocent
- innocent of
Word family
innocence nouninnocently adverb
Common mistakes
I am innocent in the crime.→I am innocent of the crime.
She is innocent = she is naive.→She is innocent (vô tội) / She is naive (ngây thơ).
Say it for a higher band
5not guilty→6clear→7+innocent
Synonyms
acquitted
Easily confused
naive
“She was too naive to see that he was lying to her.”
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