in·no·cence/`ɪnəsṇs; ˈɪnəsəns/ n [U] 1 the fact of not being guilty of a crime 无罪，清白: How did they prove her innocence? 他们是怎样证明她无罪的？ 2 when someone has not had much experience of life, especially with the result that they do not understand that people can be bad, cruel, dishonest etc 天真，单纯: a child's innocence 童真