innocent

無実の

疑われている犯罪や悪い行いをしていない。

やさしい英語で： Not having committed the crime or wrong act someone is accused of.

• She is innocent.
• The jury found him innocent of theft.
• An innocent man spent years in prison.

使い方： innocent of something (He was innocent of the crime.)

類義語： not guilty, blameless

反対語： guilty

よく使う表現： innocent of something, prove someone innocent, innocent person, declare someone innocent

無邪気な

悪い行いをあまり知らず、人に傷つけられたりだまされたりすると思わない。

やさしい英語で： Having little experience of bad behaviour and not expecting people to hurt or deceive you.

• She was a trusting, innocent child.
• He gave me an innocent smile.
• They seemed too innocent to understand the danger.

類義語： naive, guileless

反対語： worldly

よく使う表現： innocent child, innocent smile, young and innocent

悪意のない、無邪気な

悪い意図や不正な行い、道徳上の問題を含まない。

やさしい英語で： Involving no wrong intention, dishonest behaviour, or moral fault.

• It was an innocent mistake.
• There may be an innocent explanation.
• Her innocent question caused an unexpected argument.

類義語： blameless, harmless

よく使う表現： innocent explanation, innocent mistake, innocent intentions

世間知らず

悪い行いをあまり知らず、人を簡単に信じる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who has little experience of bad behaviour and easily trusts others.

• He was a complete innocent.
• She felt like an innocent abroad.
• The two innocents trusted everyone they met.

類義語： naive person

よく使う表現： a complete innocent, an innocent abroad

罪のない人

何も悪いことをしていない人。特に子供を指す。

やさしい英語で： A person, especially a child, who has done nothing wrong.

• An innocent died in the attack.
• The war claimed the lives of many innocents.
• We must protect the innocents caught in this conflict.

類義語： blameless person

よく使う表現： protect the innocents, death of an innocent