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innocently

/ˈɪnəsəntɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In an innocent manner.

Word Origin Innocently comes from innocent, from Latin innocens 'not harming', from in- 'not' + nocere 'to harm'. So innocent originally meant 'not harmful'. The root nocere gives us noxious, obnoxious (exposed to harm), and pernicious (thoroughly harmful). So innocently means in a harmless way.

adv In an innocent manner. B2 ✓

The child innocently asked why the sky was blue.

(副词) 天真地；单纯地

孩子天真地问天空为什么是蓝色的。

(adverbio) inocentemente; ingenuamente [De manera inocente.]

El niño preguntó inocentemente por qué el cielo era azul.

(adverbe) innocemment; naïvement; sans malice; candement [D'une manière innocente ; avec candeur ou naïveté.]

L'enfant a demandé **innocently** pourquoi le ciel était bleu.

(Adverb) unschuldig; arglos [auf eine unschuldige, harmlose Weise.]

Das Kind fragte **innocently**, warum der Himmel blau sei.

(副詞) 無邪気に、純真に、悪意なく、何も知らずに。

子供は無邪気に、なぜ空は青いのと尋ねた。

(advérbio) inocentemente; ingenuamente; sem malícia [De maneira inocente.]

A criança perguntou inocentemente por que o céu era azul.

Synonyms: blamelessly guiltlessly irreproachably faultlessly naively artlessly simply purely Antonyms: guiltily culpably knowingly wickedly

Common collocations

ask verb say verb come verb then adv into prep up adv quite adv so adv enquire verb smile verb think verb could verb

Related words

innocence innocuous

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