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[英] [ɪnˈdʒenju:əs] [美] [ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 坦率的;真诚的;单纯的 If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. 
  • He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter...

    作为一名记者,他太老实了。

  • With ingenuous sincerity, he captivated his audience.

    他以自己的率真迷住了观众。

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  • Somewhat ingenuously, he explains how the crime may be accomplished...

    他有点天真地解释了这一罪行可能是如何实施的。

  • He smiled, eyes ingenuously wide.

    他露出微笑,眼睛睁得大大的,一副单纯神态。

Adjective

1. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious;

  • "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

2. lacking in sophistication or worldliness;

  • "a child's innocent stare"
  • "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"