naively

/naɪˈiːvli/ (bre, ipa) · /naɪˈiːvli/ (ame, ipa)

naively — adverb

1. showing that someone trusts people or expects life to be fair without really thi

1.副詞B2
釋義

showing that someone trusts people or expects life to be fair without really thinking about whether that is wise.

例句

Vinícius naively gave his password to a stranger who called from a fake bank.

naively + verb: shows the action that turned out unwise

Shanti naively believed her landlord would return the deposit without any written agreement.

naively + believe / think / assume for misplaced trust

同義詞
  • innocently

    stresses lack of bad intention rather than poor judgement

  • gullibly

    stronger; emphasises being easily fooled

  • credulously

    formal; ready to believe almost anything

  • unsuspectingly

    focus is on not noticing danger, not on inexperience

反義詞

用法筆記

Almost always describes a past belief or action the speaker now sees as foolish; common with verbs of thinking (believe, think, assume, expect) and verbs of giving away trust or information.

常見錯誤

❌He spoke naively English to the visitors.
✅He naively believed the visitors only spoke English.
💡'naively' describes a judgement or belief, not the manner of a physical action like speaking a language.