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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-derived
innot, opposite of
+
genbirth, produce, kind
+
uconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
+
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.

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