naive
Word family adverbnaivelynounnaivenessnaivetéadjectivenaivistnaive
na·ive /naɪˈiːv/ ●○○ adjectiveadj EXPERIENCEDnot having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen 无经验的,幼稚的,天真的 → innocent a naive young girl 天真的小女孩
Jim can be so naive sometimes. 吉姆有时候非常幼稚。
it is naive to think/suppose/assume etc It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away. 认为这样就可以马上解决该地区的所有问题也太天真了。
—naively adverbadv I had naively imagined that he was in love with me. 我曾天真地以为他是爱着我的。
—naivety /naɪˈiːvəti/ (also naiveté /naɪˈiːvəteɪ/) noun [uncountableU] dangerous political naivety 危险的政治幼稚
Origin naive (1600-1700) French naïve, feminine of
naïf, from
Latin nativus;
→ NATIVE1