ingenuous
gb/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/ us/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
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Английский
naiv, hiszékeny, őszinte
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FORMAL
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Модель употребления:
[someone] is ingenuous (about [something])
He was ingenuous enough to believe the offer was genuine.
Annyira naiv volt, hogy elhitte, az ajánlat valódi.
Her ingenuous excitement made the bad news harder to tell.
Ártatlan lelkesedése miatt még nehezebb volt elmondani neki a rossz hírt.
They took advantage of his ingenuous trust in strangers.
Примеры для изучающих
She is ingenuous and believes everyone.
Naiv, és mindenkinek hisz.
I was ingenuous and paid before checking the details.
Naiv voltam, és még azelőtt fizettem, hogy ellenőriztem volna a részleteket.
Частая ошибка:
Often confused with ingenious (= very clever or inventive).
Значение
innocent and trusting; naive
Коллокации
an ingenuous child
|an ingenuous young man/woman
|an ingenuous smile
|an ingenuous face
|an ingenuous manner
|an ingenuous belief
|an ingenuous optimism
|an ingenuous view of the world
|almost ingenuous
|rather ingenuous
Синонимы
naive (More common and direct; can sound more negative.)
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innocent (Emphasizes lack of guilt or knowledge of wrongdoing.)
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guileless (Stresses absence of deceit or cunning.)
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trusting (Focuses on willingness to believe others.)
Антонимы
cynical (Expecting others to be selfish or dishonest.)
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worldly (Experienced and not easily fooled.)
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wary (Cautious and suspicious of risk or deception.)
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sophisticated (Socially experienced; not simple-minded.)
Темы
emotions
|personality
|social_life
Определение
too trusting and not aware of tricks or bad intentions
Showing innocent, trusting simplicity, often because of lack of experience or awareness of how people may deceive or take advantage of others.
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FORMAL
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őszinte
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Модель употребления:
an ingenuous [remark/confession/apology]
He gave an ingenuous apology and admitted he’d been wrong.
Őszintén bocsánatot kért, és elismerte, hogy tévedett.
Her ingenuous questions showed she wasn’t trying to trap anyone.
Őszinte kérdéseiből látszott, hogy nem akar senkit tőrbe csalni.
The interview felt unusually ingenuous for a politician.
Примеры для изучающих
He was ingenuous and told the truth.
Őszinte volt, és elmondta az igazat.
Her answer was simple and ingenuous.
A válasza egyszerű és őszinte volt.
Частая ошибка:
Do not confuse with disingenuous (= not sincere; pretending to be honest).
Значение
open and sincere; not calculating
Коллокации
an ingenuous remark
|an ingenuous question
|an ingenuous confession
|an ingenuous apology
|an ingenuous response
|ingenuous honesty
|refreshingly ingenuous
|completely ingenuous
|seem ingenuous
|sound ingenuous
Синонимы
sincere (General term for being genuine and honest.)
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candid (Emphasizes frankness, especially about difficult topics.)
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frank (Direct and plain-spoken; can sound blunt.)
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open (Emphasizes willingness to share thoughts and feelings.)
Антонимы
disingenuous (Pretending to be sincere while hiding a motive.)
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guarded (Careful not to reveal true feelings or intentions.)
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insincere (Not genuinely meant or felt.)
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calculating (Strategically planning for advantage rather than being natural.)
Темы
communication
|personality
|social_life
Определение
honest and natural, without trying to trick anyone
Open, sincere, and without hidden motives; not trying to create a false impression.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
ingenuous
IPA
GB/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
US/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
Слоги и ударение
in - genu - ous (3 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (genu)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: ingenuous
Родственные слова
Core family
ingenuously
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
disingenuous
adjective
disingenuously
adverb
Advanced or less common
ingenuousness
noun
disingenuousness
noun
Выражения
ingenuous to a fault
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs tə ə fˈɔlt/
fixed phrase
formal
too naive or too honest
so trusting or honest that it becomes a weakness
Примеры
- She’s ingenuous to a fault, so she assumes everyone means well.
- He was ingenuous to a fault and revealed details he should have kept private.
- They described him as ingenuous to a fault, which made him easy to mislead.
Примеры для изучающих
- He is ingenuous to a fault.
- She is ingenuous to a fault and trusts strangers.