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。
—naivelyadverbadv
I had naively imagined that he was in love with me.
naive• It is a myth that is clinically naive and will not stand up in the face of empiricalevidence.• We're not naive anymore like we were in the 60s.• He held onto the naivebelief 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 naiveobserver 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 supplierit is naive to suppose that the same rulesapply.
Originnaive
(1600-1700)Frenchnaïve, feminine of naïf, from Latinnativus; → NATIVE1
naive ♦︎ inexperienced ♦︎ innocent ♦︎ trusting ♦︎ gullible ♦︎ impressionableThese words all describe sb who has little experience of the world, and/or is too willing to believe or accept what other people tell them.这些词均形容人缺乏经验的、幼稚的、轻信的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an inexperienced / a trusting / a gullible / an impressionable person◆an innocent / impressionable child◆a naive / an innocent belief◆very naive / inexperienced / innocent / trusting / impressionable◆politically naive / inexperienced / innocent◆sexually inexperienced / innocent◆young and inexperienced / innocent / impressionable■naive ( naïve) naɪˈiːv (disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement, and too willing to believe what other people tell you缺乏经验的;幼稚的;轻信的◆He made some particularly naive remarks.他发表了一些特别幼稚的评论。◆It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.我们要是以为足球只是一种游戏,那就太天真了。ⓘ Naive is also, but less frequently, used in an approving way when describing people or their behaviour, to mean 'simple and having little knowledge of evil or unpleasant things'. * naive亦可用于褒义,形容人或其行为纯朴、率直,但此义不太常用◆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。OPPsophisticated ⇨ sophisticated see also naivety ⇨ ignorance▸naively
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。■inexperienced (especiallywritten) having little knowledge or experience of sth缺乏认识(或经验)的◆Inexperienced drivers can expect to pay higher insurance premiums.没有经验的司机可能要付较高的保险费。◆Some of the older teachers are inexperienced in modern methods.有些年龄较大的教师不熟悉现代方法。◆A child of his age is too young and inexperienced to recognize danger.他这年纪的孩子太年幼无知,意识不到危险。OPPexperienced ⇨ sophisticated see also inexperience ⇨ ignorance■innocenthaving little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things天真无邪的;纯真的◆He prefers to see his teenage daughter as an innocent young child.他喜欢把他十几岁的女儿当成天真无邪的小孩子。 see also innocence ⇨ ignorance, childlike ⇨ childish■trusting (oftenapproving) tending to believe that other people are good, sincere and honest常信赖别人的;轻信的◆There is a need for a trusting relationship between client and consultant.委托人和顾问之间需要建立信任关系。◆If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you.如果你过于轻信,别人就会打你的主意。 see also trust ⇨ faithnoun, trust ⇨ trustverb, unsuspecting ⇨ unaware■gullible ˈgʌləbl (disapproving) too willing to believe what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked轻信的;易受骗的;易上当的◆The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告针对的是担心发胖而易受骗的年轻女性。■impressionable ɪmˈpreʃənəbl (especiallywritten) (of a person, especially a young one) easily influenced or affected by sb/sth(人,尤指年轻人)易受影响的◆He was a bad influence on the child, who was at an impressionable age.对这个正值易受外界影响的年龄的孩子来说,他是个负面的影响。