ingenuous

ingenuous

英 [ɪn'dʒenjʊəs]
　　美 [ɪn'dʒɛnjuəs]

adj. 天真的；坦白的；正直的；樸實的

中文詞源：

ingenuous 天真無邪的，天真的，單純的

來自拉丁語ingenuus,天生的，出生高貴的，來自in-,進入，使，內在，-gen,生育，出生，詞源同gene,gentle.原指出生高貴的，後引申詞義真誠的，天真無邪的，但現在多用於貶義天真的，單純的。

例句：

1. He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter.
作為一名記者，他太老實瞭。

2. It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.
如果以為他的決定沒有金錢的因素，那就太天真瞭。

3. He found her charming, but perhaps just a shade too ingenuous for him.
他覺得她很迷人，但對他來說可能又有點太過天真。

4. With ingenuous sincerity, he captivated his audience.
他以自己的率真迷住瞭觀眾。

5. The ingenuous boy gave an account of his act, concealing nothing.
那老實的男孩毫無隱諱地說明瞭他的行為.