naive 或 na.ôve
adj.(形容词)
Lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless.缺乏俗气和世故的;自然的Simple and credulous as a child; ingenuous.天真的:如同孩子般简单和易轻信的;天真的Lacking critical ability or analytical insight; not subtle or learned:幼稚的:缺乏批评能力或分析眼光的;不敏感的或没有经验的:例句:.this extravagance of metaphors, with its naive bombast.(H.L. Mencken).这些隐喻的夸张,带着天真的高调.(H.L.门琴)
Not previously subjected to experiments:未实验的:以前未曾用作实验的:例句:testing naive mice.测试未试验过的老鼠
Not having previously taken or received a particular drug:未用过的:以前从未用过的特别的药物:例句:persons naive to marijuana.没用过大麻的人
n.(名词)One who is artless, credulous, or uncritical.天真的人,易轻信的人,无批判力的人
来源:French naôve [feminine of] naôf 法语 naôve [] naôf的阴性词 from Old French [natural, native] 源自 古法语 [自然的,天真的] from Latin n3tovus [native, rustic] 源自 拉丁语 n3tovus [天真的,粗俗的] from n3tus [past participle of] n3sco [to be born] * see gen…- 源自 n3tus [] n3sco的过去分词 [出生] *参见 gen…-
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naive.ly
adv.(副词)naive.ness
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>naive,simple,ingenuous,unsophisticated,natural,unaffected,guileless,artless同义词>These adjectives mean free from guile, cunning, or sham.这些形容词都含有不狡诈、不狡猾或不虚伪的意思。 Naive suggests the simplicity of nature;it sometimes connotes a credulitythat impedes effective functioning in a practical world: Naive 意在表示本性的单纯;有时它有轻信的意思,在现实生活中有时阻碍有效的工作: 例句:.this naive simple creature, with his straightforward and friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances. (Arnold Bennett)..这个天真的小家伙,友善率直的眼睛如此轻易相信表面现象. (阿诺德·贝内特)。
Simple stresses absence of complexity, artifice, pretentiousness, or dissimulation;it may imply a favorable quality, such as openness of character, or an unfavorable one, such as lack of good sense: Simple 强调不复杂、无巧饰、不伪装或不掩饰;它也可以含有好的品质(如性格开朗)或不好的品质(如缺乏好的鉴赏力): 例句:.Those of highest worth and breeding are most simple in manner and attire. (Francis Parkman). .那些最有名望和教养的人在穿着举止上最为朴素自然. (弗朗西斯·帕克曼)。
例句:.He was one of those simple men that love and sympathize with children. (W.H. Hudson). .他是那种性格开朗的人之一,爱护同情孩子. (W·H·哈得孙)。
例句:.Among simple people she had the reputation of being a prodigy of information. (Harriet Beecher Stowe)..在普通人当中,她享有信息通的美名. (哈里特·比彻·斯托)。
Ingenuous denotes childlike directness, simplicity, and innocence;it connotes an inability to mask one`s feelings: Ingenuous 着重于孩子般的直率、单纯和天真;它暗示缺乏掩饰自己情感的能力: 例句:an ingenuous admission of responsibility.坦诚地承认义务。
Unsophisticated indicates absence of worldly wisdom: Unsophisticated 强调不谙世故: 例句:The sights of Paris bowled over the unsophisticated tourists.巴黎景色让不谙世故的旅游者们大吃一惊。
Natural stresses spontaneity that is the result of freedom from self-consciousness or inhibitions: Natural 强调由于没有自我意识或心理抑制而产生的自然: 例句:.When Kavanagh was present, Alice was happy, but embarrassed; Cecelia, joyous and natural. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)..当卡瓦纳出现时,爱丽斯很高兴但有点窘迫;切切里,快乐而自然. (亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗)。
Unaffected implies sincerity and lack of affectation: Unaffected 指真诚而不做作: 例句:.With men he can be rational and unaffected, but when he has ladies to please, every feature works. (Jane Austen). .和男人们在一起他可以相当真诚和理智,但当他要讨小姐们欢心时他会极尽谄媚之能事. (简·奥斯汀)。
Guileless signifies absence of insidious or treacherous cunning: Guileless 强调没有隐患或奸诈阴险: 例句:a harmless, honest, guileless creature;无害的、诚实的、坦率的小家伙;
例句:a guileless, disarming look.真诚的化解敌意的一瞥。
Artless stresses absence of plan or purpose, as to mislead,and suggests a lack of concern for or awareness of the reaction produced in others: Artless 强调无计划或目的,引起误导,并有对别人的反应缺乏关心或意识的意思: 例句:a woman of artless grace and simple goodness. 淡漠雅致而又淳朴善良的女子
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