ingenuously
adverb
formaluk/ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs.li/us/ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs.li/in anhonest,sincere, andtrustingway, sometimes in a way thatseemssilly:
天真地;胸无城府地Theybelieve,perhapsingenuously, that things willinstantlyimprove.他们相信事情会立即得到改善,这个想法也许有些天真。
Hesmiledingenuously.他天真地笑了。
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ingenuous
- "But Iloveyou," he said ingenuously.
- Shefailedtoanswerquestionsclearlyand ingenuously.
- "I didn'tthinkTVstarsdidjobslike this," said Wayne ingenuously.
Naive & trusting
- an easy touchidiom
- be easy game/meatidiom
- be easy preyidiom
- be wet behind the earsidiom
- butter
- butter wouldn't melt insomeone'smouthidiom
- gull
- idealistic
- impressionable
- ingenuous
- naivety
- prey
- pushover
- see things in black and whiteidiom
- simple
- sucker
- unsophisticated
- unsuspecting
- wet
- wide-eyed