Guiltless means you are not responsible for the crime or the wrong. You did not do it; the fault is not yours.

Guiltless meansGuiltless的意思是 you are not responsible for the crime or the wrong你對這件罪或這件錯事沒有責任。You did not do it不是你做的; the fault is not yours錯不在你。

It is a rather formal, slightly old word. In court and in everyday life, people more often say not guilty or innocent. You may still meet guiltless in careful writing: guiltless of the charge, a guiltless man.

It is這是 a rather formal, slightly old word個相當正式、有點老派的字。In court and in everyday life在法庭上和日常生活裡, people more often say人們比較常說 not guilty or innocentnot guilty或innocent。You may still meet guiltless你還是可能遇到guiltless in careful writing在講究的文章裡: guiltless of the charge, a guiltless manguiltless of the charge、a guiltless man。

Though actually, it is about responsibility, not about whether you feel bad. A person can be guiltless — they did nothing wrong — and still feel guilty; a person can be guilty and feel nothing.

Though actually不過其實, it is about responsibility這個字講的是責任, not about whether you feel bad不是你會不會覺得難過。A person can be guiltless一個人可以是guiltless的 — they did nothing wrong什麼錯都沒做 — and still feel guilty卻還是覺得guilty; a person can be guilty and feel nothing一個人也可能是guilty的，卻什麼感覺都沒有。

Do not mix it with guileless, which is about being open and without tricks, not about blame.

Do not mix it with guileless不要把它跟guileless搞混, which is about being open and without tricksguileless講的是坦率、沒有心機, not about blame跟怪不怪罪沒有關係。