ingenuous

美 [ɪnˈdʒenjuəs]英 [ɪnˈdʒenjuəs]
  • adj.天真的;单纯的

派生词: ingenuously adv.

ingenuousingenuous

adj.

formal sometimes disapproving单纯的;天真的
honest, innocent and willing to trust people

You're too ingenuous.

你太老实了。

an ingenuous smile

纯真的微笑

It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.

如果以为他的决定没有金钱的因素,那就太天真了。

naive
compare disingenuous

ingenuous

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    ADJ-GRADED 坦率的;真诚的;单纯的
    If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest.

    He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter...

    作为一名记者,他太老实了。

  • Somewhat ingenuously, he explains how the crime may be accomplished...

    他有点天真地解释了这一罪行可能是如何实施的。

adj

1
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings;not devious
an ingenuous admission of responsibility
Synonym: artless
2
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
a child's innocent stare
his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it
Synonym: innocent

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  1. Only the most ingenuous person would believe such a weak excuse !

    只有最天真的人才会相信这么一个站不住脚的借口!

  2. An ingenuous girl [ smile ]

    天真的女孩[微笑]

  3. It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision .

    如果以为他的决定没有金钱的因素,那就太天真了。

  4. You 're too ingenuous .

    你太老实了。

  5. He found her charming , but perhaps just a shade too ingenuous for him

    他觉得她很迷人,但对他来说可能又有点太过天真。

  6. He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter

    作为一名记者,他太老实了。

  7. With ingenuous sincerity , he captivated his audience .

    他以自己的率真迷住了观众。

  8. He is too ingenuous in believing what people say .

    他太天真,轻信别人的话。

  9. She gave ingenuous answers to the strangers ' entire question .

    对于这个陌生人提出的问题,她作出了坦率的回答。

  10. The ingenuous person had never thought of being suspicious of what others told him .

    天真的人从来不会怀疑他人告诉他的话。

  11. they are not free , ingenuous , natural ;

    他们不随意、不率真、不自然;

  12. The ingenuous boy gave an account of his act , concealing nothing .

    那老实的男孩毫无隐讳地说明了他的行为。

  13. She is too ingenuous in believing what others say .

    她太天真,轻信别人的话。

  14. It would of course be ingenuous to assume that the next decade will not bring problems for China , too .

    当然,就此以为中国未来十年不会面临任何问题,也过于天真。

  15. His confusion and his ingenuous air were new delights to Bertha .

    他的慌乱,他的憨厚的样子,重新又使伯莎感到高兴。

  16. Sally was so obviously sincere and ingenuous that everyone liked her .

    萨莉显然很真诚坦率,以致大家都喜欢她。

  17. I find him rather ingenuous and charming .

    我觉得他相当坦率,相当可爱。

  18. She 's an ingenuous country girl .

    她是个纯真的乡村姑娘。

  19. She gave ingenuous answers to all of the strangers'questions .

    她诚实地回答了所有陌生人提出的问题。

  20. It was his ingenuous smile that won Deborah 's heart .

    是他率直的微笑赢得了黛博拉的芳心。

  21. It was rather ingenuous of him to ask a stranger to look after his luggage .

    他让一个陌生人为自己照看行李,太老实了。

  22. His ingenuous nature was always trusting .

    他性格纯真,对人总是信而不疑。

  23. Brent 's wide ingenuous face was puzzled and mildly indignant .

    布伦特那张老实巴交的宽脸上呈现迷惑神情。

  24. Choosing ingenuous speech while discarding cunning speech depends on developing the social productivity and constructing the highly civilized society .

    倡直言去巧言最终要靠发展生产力,建设高度文明的社会。

  25. But what she had lost in ingenuous grace , she gained in pensive and serious charm .

    但是,她固然失往了憨稚无知的神态,却赢回了端庄凝重的魅力。

  26. Cyclical downturns are nothing new – the ingenuous and bold take advantage of such dips and seize their chance .

    周期性经济下滑算不上什么新鲜事,天生和大胆的企业家能够利用这种逆境,抓住自己的机会。

  27. Call it ingenuous or evil genius , but the Iraqis deliberately designed their chemical weapons programs to be inspected .

    称这为坦白或魔鬼天才,伊拉克有意设计其化学武器计划以应付核查。

  28. I wrote to him an ingenuous letter of acknowledgment , craving his forbearance a little longer .

    我给他写了一封十分坦率的感谢信,希望他能再度宽容一段时间。

  29. His apology was so obviously sincere and ingenuous that his opponent was disconcerted .

    他的道歉显然非常真诚坦率,以致他的对手觉得窘迫不安。

  30. So she was thrilled when she discovered an ingenuous means to smuggle coded letters to her supporters .

    当她天真地发现可以偷偷传送密码信给她的支持者时异常兴奋