guileless
/ˈɡaɪlləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡaɪlləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgī(-ə)l-ləs/ (ame, mw)
guileless — 形容詞
- guilelesspositive
- more guilelesscomparative
- most guilelesssuperlative
1. behaving in a simple, open way that shows you are too honest to lie or trick any
天真坦率的
毫無心機，誠實到容易被騙
behaving in a simple, open way that shows you are too honest to lie or trick anyone, and too trusting to expect others to lie or trick you.
Talia's guileless smile won over the children at the new daycare on her first morning.
Talia 那天真坦率的笑容，第一天上班就擄獲了新托兒所小朋友們的心。
attributive: guileless + noun (smile, look, face)
Old Mr. Putri was so guileless that he believed every promise the salesman made about the roof repairs.
Putri 老先生實在太天真坦率了，業務員對屋頂維修所承諾的每一句話他都全盤相信。
predicative: be + so + guileless + that-clause showing the result
The detective could tell from Jiwoo's guileless answers that the boy had no idea where the missing money had gone.
偵探從 Jiwoo 那天真坦率的回答中，看得出來這男孩根本不曉得不見的錢去了哪裡。
There was something guileless about the way Élise told her boss exactly what she earned at her old job.
Élise 把自己上一份工作的薪水原原本本告訴老闆，這舉動透著一股天真坦率的味道。
Aarav handed the stranger his phone with a guileless trust that worried his older sister.
Aarav 一臉毫無防備地把手機交給陌生人，那種天真坦率的信任讓他姊姊很擔心。
- ingenuous
very close in meaning; both formal, suggesting innocent openness without any wish to deceive.
- naive
wider scope; focuses on lack of experience rather than honesty, and can sound mildly critical.
- artless
literary; stresses the absence of any clever or planned manner.
- candid
everyday word; focuses on speaking openly, not on the trusting innocence guileless adds.
用法筆記
Almost always describes a person, or a noun closely tied to a person (smile, look, eyes, answer, manner). Carries a warm, slightly old-fashioned tone — often suggesting the subject's openness is charming but also leaves them at risk of being tricked.