guilelessness
guilelessness — 名詞
1. The quality of being innocent and trusting, so that you expect other people to b
純真
天真、不疑他人的特質
The quality of being innocent and trusting, so that you expect other people to be honest and do not imagine they might harm or deceive you.
Because of his guilelessness, Wei handed over his savings to a man who promised to double the money in a week.
因為他的純真，Wei 把積蓄交給了那個承諾一週內讓錢翻倍的陌生人。
because of [someone]'s guilelessness — shows the trait causing a concrete trusting action
The little girl's guilelessness was plain when she eagerly accepted a ride from a neighbour she barely knew.
小女孩的純真顯而易見，她毫不猶豫地接受了那位不太熟的鄰居讓她搭便車的提議。
Javier's guilelessness was so complete that he never noticed when his roommate was lying.
Javier 的純真表露無遺，他甚至從未注意到室友在對他撒謊。
There was a touching guilelessness in how Amara believed every claim the travel agent made about the so-called luxury hotel.
Amara 對旅行社員工口中那間所謂的豪華飯店的種種描述深信不疑，那份純真令人動容。
Sophie mistook Kwame's guilelessness for low intelligence until she realised he just assumed everyone else was as honest as he was.
Sophie 一度以為 Kwame 的純真是智力不足的表現，後來才發現他只是假定別人都和自己一樣老實。
- innocence
wider term that can include moral purity; guilelessness focuses on absence of deceit
- naivety
stronger implication of inexperience and being easily fooled; more negative than guilelessness
- artlessness
slightly dated and literary; emphasises naturalness over inexperience
文法句型
guilelessness of [someone]
用法筆記
Frequently carries a slightly protective or pitying tone from the speaker — the guileless person is seen as vulnerable to being taken advantage of.
常見錯誤
2. The quality of being open and direct in what you say and do, without trying to h
坦率
言行誠實不欺的品質
The quality of being open and direct in what you say and do, without trying to hide your real feelings or using clever tricks to get an advantage.
Hana's guilelessness in the meeting meant she said what others were too polite to mention.
Hana 在會議中的坦率讓她說出了其他人都因禮貌而不好意思提的事。
guilelessness in [doing something] — prepositional pattern
When the board asked Ravi if his figures were optimistic, his guilelessness forced him to admit the forecast was partly guesswork.
當董事會問 Ravi 的數字是否偏於樂觀時，他的坦率驅使他承認那份預測有一部分是推測的。
guilelessness + admit — refusing to hide an inconvenient truth
David admired the guilelessness of the old carpenter who charged fair prices for his work.
David 很欣賞那位老木匠的坦率，他收取的工錢向來公道。
Priya's guilelessness in negotiations meant she refused to pretend she had other offers, even when her colleagues urged her to bluff.
Priya 在談判中的坦率使她拒絕假裝自己還有其他選擇，即使同事們都勸她放出煙霧彈。
With characteristic guilelessness, Nadia admitted she had broken the vase before anyone could ask.
Nadia 以她一貫的坦率，在還沒人追問之前就承認自己打破了花瓶。
- duplicity
deliberate deception or dishonesty in speech or action
- disingenuousness
pretending to be more honest or innocent than one really is
文法句型
guilelessness in [doing something]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is not about being easily fooled but about refusing to use trickery oneself. The person is honest by choice, not by ignorance.