naive

英 [na?'i?v; nɑ?'i?v] 美[na?'iv]

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研中低頻詞常用詞匯

比較級:?naiver;最高級:?naivest;副詞:?naively;名詞:?naivety;

1.【記】nai=奶，ve=壺，拿著個奶壺→天真的. nai (奶) + ve => 喝奶的人(小朋友)很天真。
2. native => naive.

naive 天真的

來自法語naive,自然的，真實的，來自native,字母t脫落。通常作貶義使用。

naive: naive: see native
naive (adj.): 1650s, "natural, simple, artless," from French na?ve, fem. of na?f, from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)). Related: Naively.

1. The drama takes an idealistic, even a naive view of the subject.: 這部戲在對待這一主題上有些理想化，甚至是天真。

2. Her colourful oils and works on paper have a naive, dreamlike quality.: 她那些色彩斑斕的油畫與紙上作品給人一種天真、夢幻般的感覺。

3. The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.: 他曾經(jīng)被教導(dǎo)的簡單觀念如今聽起來陳腐而幼稚。