ingenuously
UK/ɪn'dʒɛnjʊəsli/US/ɪn'dʒenjʊəslɪ/
C2
释义
adv.
In an open, honest, and naively frank way.
率直地;坦诚地;天真无邪地
词根拆分
词根派生ingenuous 的副词。ingenuous = 拉丁 ingenuus「生而自由的、本土的」(in- 内 + gen 生)→ 自由民被视为坦荡高贵,遂引申为坦率、天真诚实。勿与 ingenious(机灵的)混淆。
词根 gen 还连着 140 个词常用搭配
- 1.ingenuously admit坦率地承认
- 2.ingenuously speak坦诚地讲述
- 3.[ingenuously] confess[率直地]承认
例句
- 1.
She ingenuously admitted she had no idea what to do next.
她坦率地承认自己根本不知道接下来该怎么办。
- 2.
He smiled and ingenuously asked why everyone was upset.
他笑着天真地问大家为什么不高兴。