ADJ-GRADED [ADJ to-infinitive]天真的;幼稚的 If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience and so expect things to be easy or people to be honest or kind. 天真的;幼稚的
It's naive to think that teachers are always tolerant.
认为老师们总那么宽容是幼稚的。
I must have been naive to think we would get my parents' blessing.
我一定太天真了,竟认为我们会得到我父母的祝福。
...naive idealists.
天真的理想主义者
Their view was that he had been politically naive.
他们认为他在政治上一直很幼稚。
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...naively applying Western solutions to Eastern problems.
幼稚地利用西方的办法解决东方的问题
I thought, naively, that this would be a nine-to-five job.
我天真地以为这是份朝九晚五的工作。
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I was alarmed by his naivety and ignorance of international affairs.
naive ♦︎ inexperienced ♦︎ innocent ♦︎ trusting ♦︎ gullible ♦︎ impressionableThese words all describe sb who has little experience of the world, and/or is too willing to believe or accept what other people tell them.这些词均形容人缺乏经验的、幼稚的、轻信的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an inexperienced / a trusting / a gullible / an impressionable person◆an innocent / impressionable child◆a naive / an innocent belief◆very naive / inexperienced / innocent / trusting / impressionable◆politically naive / inexperienced / innocent◆sexually inexperienced / innocent◆young and inexperienced / innocent / impressionable■naive ( naïve) naɪˈiːv (disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement, and too willing to believe what other people tell you缺乏经验的;幼稚的;轻信的◆He made some particularly naive remarks.他发表了一些特别幼稚的评论。◆It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.我们要是以为足球只是一种游戏,那就太天真了。ⓘ Naive is also, but less frequently, used in an approving way when describing people or their behaviour, to mean 'simple and having little knowledge of evil or unpleasant things'. * naive亦可用于褒义,形容人或其行为纯朴、率直,但此义不太常用◆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。OPPsophisticated ⇨ sophisticated see also naivety ⇨ ignorance▸naively
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◆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。■inexperienced (especiallywritten) having little knowledge or experience of sth缺乏认识(或经验)的◆Inexperienced drivers can expect to pay higher insurance premiums.没有经验的司机可能要付较高的保险费。◆Some of the older teachers are inexperienced in modern methods.有些年龄较大的教师不熟悉现代方法。◆A child of his age is too young and inexperienced to recognize danger.他这年纪的孩子太年幼无知,意识不到危险。OPPexperienced ⇨ sophisticated see also inexperience ⇨ ignorance■innocenthaving little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things天真无邪的;纯真的◆He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child.他喜欢把他十几岁的女儿当成天真无邪的小孩子。 see also innocence ⇨ ignorance, childlike ⇨ childish■trusting (oftenapproving) tending to believe that other people are good, sincere and honest常信赖别人的;轻信的◆There is a need for a trusting relationship between client and consultant.委托人和顾问之间需要建立信任关系。◆If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.如果你过于轻信,别人就会打你的主意。 see also trust ⇨ faithnoun, trust ⇨ trustverb, unsuspecting ⇨ unaware■gullible ˈgʌləbl (disapproving) too willing to believe what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked轻信的;易受骗的;易上当的◆The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告针对的是担心发胖而易受骗的年轻女性。■impressionable ɪmˈpreʃənəbl (especiallywritten) (of a person, especially a young one) easily influenced or affected by sb/sth(人,尤指年轻人)易受影响的◆He was a bad influence on the child, who was at an impressionable age.对这个正值易受外界影响的年龄的孩子来说,他是个负面的影响。