Ingenuous

[ ɪn'dʒɛnjuəs ]
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adj. 天真无邪的，朴实的;坦率的;
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💡 词根助记

in(in)+gen(race)+uous(形容词后缀)→坦白的；老实的

📝 例句

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。
an ingenuous admission of responsiBility.
坦诚地承认义务
She looked at him with an ingenuous smile.
她带着天真的微笑望着他。
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!
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。

🌱 联想助记

【记】ingenious-聪明的,I-我,ingenuous-天真的,u-you你:我是聪明的,你是天真的,咱俩儿不是一清二楚吗

✅ 同义词

inexperienced innocent artless naif naive pure simplehearted simpleminded sincere unsophisticated unsuspecting jejune na‹ve childlike clean guileless guiltless gullible

🔴 反义词

leery malicious mistrustful uneasy untrusting wary distrustful doubtful doubting

📖 牛津释义

ingenuous adj (fml 文) not attempting to deceive or conceal; open; innocent 不欺骗的; 不隐瞒的; 坦率的; 天真无邪的 an ingenuous smile纯真的微笑.

🔁 扩展释义

*[in'dʒenjuәs]a. 坦白的, 正直的, 天真的

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

epitome n. 缩影;典型的人或事物;（书、演讲等的）摘要;
elect vt. 选举;挑出，挑选;决定; vi. 选择，挑选;进行选举; adj. 精选的，选出的;选中的，当选而尚未就职的; n. 被选的人;
pains n. 麻烦，辛苦;痛苦( pain的名词复数 );劳苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
legendary adj. 传说的;传奇的;极其著名的; n. 传说集;[宗]圣徒传;
beckon vt.& vi. （用头或手的动作）示意，召唤;
torso n. （人体的）躯干;躯干雕塑像;未完成的作品;残缺不全的东西;
quip n. 俏皮话，妙语;嘲弄，讥讽;双关语; vi. 说俏皮话;嘲弄，讥讽;托辞;
ham n. 火腿;（旧时的）小镇，村庄;大腿后部;拙劣演员（尤指表演过火者）; vi. 表情夸张，表演过火; adj. 过火的，做作的;蹩脚的;自满的;搞业余无线电收发报的;
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🗣️ 情景例句

The scam they were running left many people penniless.
他们的这场骗局让人们分文不剩。
As you all know, doing business is not an easy thing to do.
大家都知道，做生意并不是一件容易的事。
Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time.
轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。
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illustrating
in deep
incorruptness
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instant steam
international river
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