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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++na·ive /naɪˈiːv/ ●○○ adjective  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 adverb 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 [uncountable] dangerous political naivety 危险的政治幼稚
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    naive• It is a myth that is clinically naive and will not stand up in the face of empirical evidence.• We're not naive anymore like we were in the 60s.• He held onto the naive belief that Marxism would solve all the world's problems.• Is anyone in domestic or foreign government stupid enough or naive enough to believe this?• I was so naive - I believed everything the military told me.• Talking with Bimal I realized how wrong - or naive - I had been.• Stewart plays the naive new senator.• Yet only a naive observer would say that his son is not powerful.• She struggled to analyze whether this was a naive point of view; or worthless cynicism.it is naive to think/suppose/assume etc• When the product is the supplier it is naive to suppose that the same rules apply.    Origin naive (1600-1700) French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus; → NATIVE1
    na·ive adjectiveChineseSyllable
    how not experience is, complicated having that of so Corpus much life


    naive
    na‧ive /naɪˈiːv/ adjective
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus; ⇨ native1
    not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen ⇨ innocent:
        a naive young girl
        Jim can be so naive sometimes.
        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.
    —naively adverb:
        I had naively imagined that he was in love with me.
    —naivety /naɪˈiːvəti/ (also naiveté /naɪˈiːvəteɪ/) noun [uncountable]:
        dangerous political naivety


    naive (also naïve) BrE /naɪˈiːv/ 🔊NAmE /naɪˈiːv/ 🔊 adjective(disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth 缺乏经验的；幼稚的；无知的；轻信的◆to be politically naive对政治一无所知◆I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him! 真是难以相信你会幼稚到信任他！🔊🔊◆a naive question无知的问题

    adolescent, immature, mixed up, naive, puberty, rebellious, sulky, tearaway, teenager, young

    (approving) (of people and their behaviour 人及其行为) innocent and simple 天真的；率直的 SYN artless ◆Their approach to life is refreshingly naive. 他们对待生活的态度天真率直，令人耳目一新。🔊🔊  ➡  compare sophisticated (1) (specialist) (of art 艺术) in a style which is deliberately very simple, often uses bright colours and is similar to that produced by a child 稚拙派的（简单质朴，色彩明快）    ▸ naive·ly BrE /naɪˈiːvli/ 🔊NAmE /naɪˈiːvli/ 🔊 (also naïve·ly) adverb◆I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work. 我天真地以为这活儿是有报酬的。🔊🔊▸ naiv·ety (also naïv·ety) BrE /naɪˈiːvəti/ 🔊NAmE /naɪˈiːvəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion. 他们嘲笑他提的建议太幼稚。🔊🔊◆She has lost none of her naivety. 她丝毫没有失去那份天真烂漫。🔊🔊