ingenuously
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'dʒɛnjʊəsli/🇺🇸 US/ɪn'dʒenjʊəslɪ/
C2
Definitions
adv.
In an open, honest, and straightforward manner
率直地;坦诚地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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uconnector
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ousfull of, having the quality of
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lyin the manner of
=ingenuously
Common Collocations
- 1.ingenuously admit坦率地承认
- 2.ingenuously speak坦诚地讲述
- 3.[ingenuously] confess[率直地]承认
Example Sentences
- 1.
She ingenuously admitted her mistakes without making any excuses.
- 2.
He spoke ingenuously about his dreams and aspirations for the future.