guiltless

/ˈɡɪltləs/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɪltlɪs] /ˈɡɪltləs/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈɪltlɪs] /ˈgilt-ləs How to pronounce guiltless (audio)/ (ame, mw)

guiltless — adjective

  • guiltlesspositive
  • more guiltlesscomparative
  • most guiltlesssuperlative

1. not to blame for a bad or illegal act, because you did not do it or help cause i

1.形容詞C2
釋義

not to blame for a bad or illegal act, because you did not do it or help cause it

例句

After the audit, Alessia remained guiltless in the cash theft case.

remain + guiltless in [case]

The jury found Ramón guiltless of starting the warehouse fire.

find + object + guiltless of [act]

同義詞
  • innocent

    the everyday word, used in legal cases and ordinary situations

  • blameless

    stresses that criticism or fault should not fall on the person

  • exonerated

    used when evidence or an official process clears someone of blame

反義詞
  • guilty

    the direct opposite in moral or legal situations

  • culpable

    more formal, stressing responsibility for a wrong act

文法句型

be/remain guiltless in [case/event]

find/declare/prove + object + guiltless of [act]

用法筆記

Often used in formal, legal, or literary contexts, especially after verbs such as prove, find, or declare. It is more formal and less common than innocent, and it focuses on the absence of blame rather than on a person's simple lack of experience.

常見錯誤

❌I felt guiltless after lying to my mother.
✅I felt no guilt after lying to my mother.
💡'guiltless' describes lack of blame, not freedom from guilty feelings.
❌The child looked guiltless because he believed every story.
✅The child looked innocent because he believed every story.
💡'guiltless' is about not being at fault, not about being naive.