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单词 ingenue
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(ænʒeɪnjuː) also ingénue
Word forms: plural ingenues
countable noun [usually singular]
An ingenue is a young, innocent girl in a play or film, or an actress who plays the part of young, innocent girls.
[formal]
I don't want any more ingenue roles.

ingenue in British English

or ingénue (ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː)
noun
formal
an innocent and unsophisticated young woman
This was no fragile ingenue. Caroline knew exactly what she was doing.

ingénue in British English

(ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː, French ɛ̃ʒeny)
noun
an artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman
Word origin
C19: from French, feminine of ingénu ingenuous

ingénue in American English

(ˈænʒəˌnu; ˈɑnʒənu; ˈændʒənu) or ingenue (ˈænʒəˌnu; ˈɑnʒənu; ˈændʒənu)
noun
1. 
an innocent, inexperienced, unworldly young woman
2.  Theatre
a. 
the role of such a character
b. 
an actress playing such a role or roles
Word origin
Fr, fem. of ingénu < L ingenuus, ingenuous

Examples of 'ingenue' in a sentence
ingenue

If I go on in this part much longer, I'll be typecast as the pert ingenue for the next ten years.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
She's not a complete fashion ingénue and has always had lots of clothes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Cast mainly in ingénue roles because of her wholesome appearance, she made more than 20 films in just three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Now, I am no political ingénue.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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