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naively

UK //naɪˈiːvli//US //naɪˈiːvli//

词源

源自法语 naïf(天真的),最终来自拉丁语 nativus(自然的、天生的),加上副词后缀 -ly。

adverb

❶ 天真地,幼稚地。指缺乏经验或判断力,以简单直接的方式行事或思考,常带有轻信或不懂世故的意味。

“She naively believed everything he told her.”

(她天真地相信了他告诉她的一切。)

“He naively thought the project would be easy.”

(他幼稚地以为这个项目会很简单。)

同义词:innocently, credulously, gullibly, trustingly, simply

常见短语

naively optimistic — 形容过度乐观而缺乏现实考虑,通常指因天真而忽视潜在问题。

“He was naively optimistic about the success of his startup.”

(他对自己的初创企业成功抱有天真的乐观态度。)