guiltlessness
guiltlessness — 名詞
1. the condition of having done nothing wrong, especially when no fault, blame, or
無罪；清白
沒有犯錯或不應受責備的狀態
the condition of having done nothing wrong, especially when no fault, blame, or wrongdoing can be linked to someone or something.
After three months in court, Renata's lawyer finally proved her guiltlessness to the jury.
經過三個月的法庭審理，Renata 的律師終於向陪審團證明了她的清白。
possessive + of pattern: someone's guiltlessness
The villagers believed in the guiltlessness of the young shepherd accused of stealing the sheep.
村民們相信那位被指控偷羊的年輕牧羊人是清白的。
the guiltlessness of [person] structure for asserting innocence
Kofi spoke with the calm guiltlessness of a man who knew he had done nothing wrong.
Kofi 以一個自知沒做錯事的人的那種平靜無罪感說話。
The journalist's report restored a sense of guiltlessness to the family wrongly accused last year.
這位記者的報導為去年被冤枉的那家人重新帶回了一種清白感。
Élise looked at the broken vase and tried hard to maintain an expression of perfect guiltlessness.
Élise 看著破掉的花瓶，努力維持一臉完全無辜的表情。
- innocence
much more common everyday word; covers both blamelessness and naivety
- blamelessness
near-synonym; slightly more focused on absence of fault for a specific act
- faultlessness
stresses the absence of any error or wrongdoing; often about behaviour or work
- guilt
the direct opposite — having done something wrong, or feeling bad about it
- culpability
formal opposite; legal or moral responsibility for a wrong
文法句型
the guiltlessness of [person/thing]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in legal, moral, or literary contexts. Subject is usually a person whose innocence is being asserted, defended, or proven. Less common than 'innocence' in everyday speech; chosen when the writer wants to emphasise the absence of fault rather than purity or naivety.