| 单词 | naivety |
| 释义 | naivety (once / 83235 pages) n Naivety refers to a lack of experience or sophistication. That taxi driver who charged your Aunt Fay $75 for the ride from the airport was taking advantage of her naivety — your aunt didn’t know it should only cost $50. The noun naivety often refers to the kind of inexperience that allows you to be tricked, but it can also refer to a trusting innocent or a lack of sophistication. For example, if you think you can treat your boss’s daughter like any other employee and just say whatever you want when you have lunch, you may be exhibiting naivety — she may tell your boss what you said. WORD FAMILYnaivety: naiveties USAGE EXAMPLES“The only thing Ashley was guilty of is her childlike naivety and trust of all human beings.” The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) The backlash against globalisation points to a glaring underlying weakness of management theory: its naivety about politics. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) At first she mocked him for his naivety. BBC(Dec 08, 2016) n lack of sophistication or worldliness Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper naiveness, naivete mundaneness, mundanity, sophistication, worldliness the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment artlessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness the quality of innocent naivete credulousness, gullibilitytendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived simple mindedness, simpleness, simplicitya lack of penetration or subtlety innocencyan innocent quality or thing or act quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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