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ingenuous

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'dʒenjʊəs/🇺🇸 US/in'dʒenjuәs/
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Naive, innocent, and trusting; showing childlike simplicity and openness

天真的;坦率的;朴实的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
genbirth, produce, kind
+
uconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=ingenuous

Common Collocations

  • 1.ingenuous smile天真的微笑
  • 2.ingenuous nature天真的本性
  • 3.[ingenuous] character[率直的]性格

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her ingenuous smile and trusting nature made her vulnerable to betrayal.

  • 2.

    The child's ingenuous questions about life revealed innocent curiosity about world.

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