- No one likes being called naive, since it means you lack sophistication or street smarts.
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- adj. 天真的,幼稚的
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1. to be politically naive
对政治一无所知
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2. I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him!
真是难以相信你会幼稚到信任他!
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3. a naive question
无知的问题
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4. Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.
他们对待生活的态度天真率直,令人耳目一新。
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5. I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work.
我天真地以为这活儿是有报酬的。
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6. She has lost none of her naivety.
她丝毫没有失去那份天真烂漫。
- naive (adj.) 1650s, "natural, simple, artless," from French naïve, fem. of naïf, from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)). Related: Naively.
naive ( also naïve ) / naɪˈiːv ; NAmE naɪˈiːv / adjective 1 ( disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth 缺乏经验的;幼稚的;无知的;轻信的 ◆ to be politically naive 对政治一无所知 ◆ I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him! 真是难以相信你会幼稚到信任他! ◆ a naive question 无知的问题 2 ( approving) (of people and their behaviour 人及其行为 ) innocent and simple 天真的;率直的 SYN artless ◆ Their approach to life is refreshingly naive. 他们对待生活的态度天真率直,令人耳目一新。 ☞compare sophisticated (1 ) 3 ( technical 术语 ) (of art 艺术 ) in a style which is deliberately very simple, often uses bright colours and is similar to that produced by a child 稚拙派的(简单质朴,色彩明快) ▶ naive·ly / ; NAmE / ( also naïve·ly ) adverb ◆ I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work. 我天真地以为这活儿是有报酬的。 naiv·ety ( also naïv·ety ) / naɪˈiːvəti ; NAmE naɪˈiːvəti / noun [uncountable ] ◆ They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion. 他们嘲笑他提的建议太幼稚。 ◆ She has lost none of her naivety. 她丝毫没有失去那份天真烂漫。 naivety naiveties naive / naɪˈiːv ; NAmE naɪˈiːv / naive·ly / ; NAmE / naiv·ety / naɪˈiːvəti ; NAmE naɪˈiːvəti /
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