| 单词 | naive |
| 释义 | naive (once / 1886 pages) adj No one likes being called naive, since it means you lack sophistication or street smarts. A person who is too trusting can be criticized for being overly naive: "You're so naive, you think that e-mail from the Nigerian prince is really going to make you a million dollars!" Naive shares the same root as native, and originally meant "natural" or "not artificial." It can still be used in a more positive meaning when describing a charming lack of artificiality, as in "the naive style of folk art made by an untrained painter." WORD FAMILYnaive: naively, naiveness, naiver, naivest USAGE EXAMPLESI was probably a bit naïve about the whole thing seeing how it was a bit of a lucky-break job for me. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) This education seemed to be conducted via a vein that formed between the naive and worldly slime molds after two or three hours of fusion. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Of course, there is no better testament to the dangers of naïve optimism than “Candide.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience a teenager's naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that things can only get better this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances Syn|Ant naif credulous disposed to believe on little evidence uninformednot informed; lacking in knowledge or information childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, simple, wide-eyedexhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity credulousshowing a lack of judgment or experience fleeceable, green, gulliblenaive and easily deceived or tricked ingenuous, innocentlacking in sophistication or worldliness simple-mindedlacking subtlety and insight unsophisticated, unworldlynot wise in the ways of the world unworldlynot concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations sophisticated having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire elegantrefined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style disenchantedfreed from enchantment cosmopolitan, widely distributedgrowing or occurring in many parts of the world informedhaving much knowledge or education literateable to read and write blase, worldlyvery sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world intelligent, well-informedpossessing sound knowledge polished, refined, svelte, urbaneshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience worldly-wiseexperienced in and wise to the ways of the world secular, temporal, worldlycharacteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 2adj lacking information or instruction Syn unenlightened, uninstructed uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information 3adj inexperienced Syn innate, unconditioned, unlearned not established by conditioning or learning 4adj not initiated; deficient in relevant experience he took part in the experiment as a naive subject Syn uninitiate, uninitiated inexperienced, inexperient lacking practical experience or training 5adj of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style Syn primitive untrained not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training |
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