naive學測 L5KK [ˌnaɪˈiv]/ˌnaɪˈiv/
天真的;不懂世故的·不知情的;未察覺的·樸拙的;未經訓練的
外型近 native,常考易混淆
Being naive is not the same as being native, though the two words look alike.

naive(天真)和 native(本土)外型相似,意思卻完全不同。

naive 和 native 只差一個字母(多了 t),意思卻天差地遠,是段考熱門陷阱字。

一個畫面:赤子照單全收

睜大眼睛遇到什麼都信以為真
涉世未深還沒被社會磨過,容易受騙
隨手塗鴉沒受過訓練,線條簡單直接

義項

睜眼輕信C1adjective天真的;不懂世故的
She was so naive that she trusted the stranger's promise.
她太天真,竟然相信陌生人的承諾。
a naive outlooka naive teenager
懵懂受騙C2adjective不知情的;未察覺的
The naive girl believed the online message and lost her money.
那個不知情的女孩相信了網路訊息,因此損失了金錢。
a naive girl
樸拙畫風C2adjective樸拙的;未經訓練的
The teacher could tell which drawings were naive, since they were simple and had little detail.
老師一眼就能看出哪些是樸拙的畫作,因為線條簡單、細節不多。
naive drawings

片語

naive outlook on life天真世界觀 →對人生抱持天真看法
so naive that深信不疑 →天真到近乎誇張

你會不會這樣說?

He has a very ___ view of the world; he believes everyone tells the truth. (naive / native)

看答案

naive

naive 是天真,native 是本土,形似義異。

'She was so naive that she trusted the stranger's promise.' 這裡的 naive 最接近下列何者?(A) 幼稚異想 (B) 涉世未深、容易輕信 (C) 樸拙無技巧

看答案

(B)

此句形容涉世未深、容易輕信他人,對應第一義項。

字族

naively 天真地・naivety 天真;幼稚

順路看看

gullible比naive更強調容易受騙上當

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回報這個字的錯誤