ingenuous

英 [ɪnˈdʒenjuəs]

美 [ɪnˈdʒenjuəs]

adj. 单纯的; 天真的

GRE TEM8

BNC.33365 / COCA.29301

牛津词典

adj.

单纯的；天真的
honest, innocent and willing to trust people
1. You're too ingenuous.
  你太老实了。
2. an ingenuous smile
  纯真的微笑
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。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 坦率的;真诚的;单纯的
If you describe someone asingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest.
1. He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter...
  作为一名记者，他太老实了。
2. With ingenuous sincerity, he captivated his audience.
  他以自己的率真迷住了观众。

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

In addition, this book packaging ingenuous structure is unique, modelling xianlinghe set to become, the more make this book reading, appreciation and collection in one of the rare art.
此外，本书包装结构精巧独特，造型古朴典雅，更使本书成为集阅读、欣赏和珍藏于一体的珍贵艺术品。
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。
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。
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。
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。
She's an ingenuous country girl.
她是个纯真的乡村姑娘。
His ingenuous nature was always trusting.
他性格纯真，对人总是信而不疑。
He is too ingenuous in believing what people say.
他太天真，轻信别人的话。
I find him rather ingenuous and charming.
我觉得他相当坦率，相当可爱。
To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame.
隐瞒天真的羞愧，恬不红脸；