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guileless

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++guile·less /ˈɡaɪl-ləs/ adjective  HONESTbehaving in an honest way, without trying to hide anything or deceive people 诚实厚道的,老实的 SYN open
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guilelessDistressing, precisely because it was so genuine, so guileless.If Cynthia Coppersmith were nothing else, she was guileless.Thorny presents sugar lumps in a plastic bowl and smiles; she expects something sinister in the smile but it is guileless.Urquhart is a manipulative murderer who could outfox Machiavelli, while Richardson seems utterly guileless.I was guileless and awkward in sports.His thoughts were in turmoil and his open guileless face reflected the chaos in his mind.She was totally guileless, honest, with a mordant sense of humour and sardonic wit.
guile·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
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guileless
guileless /ˈɡaɪl-ləs/ adjective
behaving in an honest way, without trying to hide anything or deceive people
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guile·lessBrE /ˈɡaɪlləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡaɪlləs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) behaving in a very honest way; not knowing how to trick people 厚道的;老实的;不奸猾的 guile·less·ly BrE /ˈɡaɪlləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡaɪlləsli/ 🔊 adverb