Definition of naivety in English:

naivety

(also naïveté, naiveté)

nounPlural naiveties nʌɪˈiːvtinɑːˈiːvti

mass noun

1Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
幼稚；单纯
his appalling naivety in going to the press
他去求助新闻界的那种极端幼稚。
Example sentencesExamples
- We may be inexperienced but naivety is not a characteristic we possess in abundance.
- Such naiveté engenders its own array of contradictory attitudes and emotions, including guilt, hypocrisy, and envy.
- Please forgive my naivety and my inexperience, but I'm trying!
- We will always think that the older generation doesn't understand, and they will likewise always shake their heads at the naiveté of those who come after them.
- Such naiveté proved to be a boon for hungry humans who began arriving on ships in the sixteenth century, as well as for the monkeys, pigs, cats and rats they brought with them.
- Your editorial last week showed a naivety bordering on crass stupidity when you argued that smoking in pubs should be a matter of choice.
- Therefore, a certain naiveté, unburdened by conventional wisdom, can sometimes be a positive asset.
- Like flat-earthers and creationists, libertarians glorify their scientific naiveté by labeling it transcendental insight.
- The most striking characteristic of this debate about morality and politics is its naivety.
- A palpable naiveté seems to come with the territory - a sense that one's learned duty is to foster reassurance in the prevailing structures, and confidence in their guardians.
- And, one imagines, also sheltered by a large, extended family and a devout faith, raised by parents who reveal their own naiveté by inviting unknown panhandlers to work on their home.
- The parliamentary party demonstrated its naivety when it returned in boisterous mood after the general election, having gained more than 30 seats.
- Is this the voice of experience or eager naivety?
- The charge that supermarkets are motivated by the desire to generate enormous profits points to a naivety about the business world.
- Their worldly wise cynicism is actually at best naiveté and at worst dereliction.
- I wouldn't really want to speculate on the level of naivety or lack of naivety.
- But anything more general just smacks, to me, of a naivety about the historical construction of the nation-state.
- Robert shook his head at my naiveté. ‘They had to get the poor people out so they could get the space.’
- A lack of sophistication is important, as is a naiveté about story construction.
- It is a gross naivety on the part of the Government to presume that the impact of this measure will not increase student debt.
- Her naiveté about his motives places her in a precarious financial position - she ends up owing him $9000, which she intends to pay back at any cost.
- There is such a lot of naivety about drugs and alcohol - I think they should have the facts.
- Behind their glowing reports of great blessing is a terrible shortsightedness and naiveté that threatens to undermine historical Christianity in this part of the world.
- There is a naiveté on behalf of people who drive trucks, that the vehicle is only built to carry so much weight, but there is economic interest for hauliers to increase their load.
- A black undercover agent penetrated the group, egged its members on, played on their political naiveté and inexperience.
- Such optimism is either gross naivety - like a woman who keeps going back to an abusive partner, convinced that this time he'll change - or inspiringly positive.
- To some people, this will seem an unwarranted naivety about the power of free speech in civil society to weed out cultural oppression.
- A high degree of naiveté and lack of organizational development for cross-border business was evident.
- What I really hate is the child-like naiveté of some scientists who really ought to know better.
Synonyms
innocence, lack of sophistication, lack of experience, ingenuousness, guilelessness, lack of guile, unworldliness, childlikeness, trustfulness, simplicity, naturalness
gullibility, credulousness, credulity, over-trustfulness, lack of suspicion, blind faith, immaturity, callowness, greenness, ignorance
1. 1.1 Innocence or unsophistication.
  天真
  the charm and naivety of the early to mid fifties
  年过半百者的魅力和天真。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's the same in conversation: upfront, honest, serious to the point of naivety in some instances and quietly funny in others.
  Walking down what used to be bustling Ivegate, I saw all the white splodges on the flags and in my naivety thought they were the results of the flocks of starlings that used to roost in Bradford.
  The account has a particular directness, a delightful naivety, and an enormous sense of authenticity.
  You may very well accuse me of being a naïve fool, but don't confuse naivety with hope, I may be thirty seven tomorrow but I can still hope…… there is a happy land.
  I loved the very air of innocence and naivety that this place held.
  The simple fact of their asking for a ‘promise’, a thing so almost childlike in its innocence and naiveté, should tell us that they are vulnerable and hurting.
  Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories.
  Some writers can spell and punctuate; some can't. Some writers will reveal a lifetime of experience; some will display a youthful naivety.
  My optimism and naiveté evaporated within hours.
  Watching the girl work out the world of adult manipulation, knowing she is losing whatever innocence and naiveté she had, you can't help rooting for her.
  He deliberately chose not to involve them, but to take advantage of his aunt's naiveté in business matters.
  At 19, one of his greatest strengths is his naivety, his lack of fear.
  It would be the height of naiveté, or something less innocent, to pretend that business interests do not impinge on the way crashes are investigated and reported to the public.
  But I always have the sneaking feeling that the minute I go out the door, they are making ‘what a loony’ signs to each other and generally mocking me for my naivety.
  He described his own school days as magical and full of innocence and naivety.
  I wanted to show the very fine line between innocence, naivety and denial.
  They could all play and sing really well but had a naivety and willingness to learn and improve.
  In fact, when he speaks of naiveté he is not speaking of childish innocence - which is directly bound up with curiosity about the world and the desire to know.
  Let's not give the impression that we are entering into this with dewy-eyed naivety.
  She was famous for portraying naïvety and innocence on stage, qualities far removed from her real-life personality.
  And memories of one's naivety are always painful.
  As I write it now, of course, I see the incredible naiveté and insularity of our worlds, but that was just the way things were for upper middle class 18-year-olds in 1986.
  There's a certain naivety to the world with us, and also a feeling that we are kind of in our own little world where the rules are slightly different.
  Still, although he certainly has a voice, the literary cost of his boyish naivety is that he is somewhat empty as a character.
  I missed the excited talk of last year where our eagerness and innocent naivety overruled our sense of logic and sensibility.
  The young woman and the old woman between them illustrate the chasms between hope and disillusionment, between naivety and experience.
  He ate it with the innocence and naiveté of a child, whilst Dan and I laughed hysterically causing him to get paranoid.
  Are we seeing genuine awkwardness here, or a naivety being deliberately and humorously deployed - and does she know the difference, or care much either way?
2. 1.2count noun A naive act.
  Example sentencesExamples
  One does not find in this volume the naiveties which used to mark tourism analysis.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French naïveté, from naïf, -ive (see naive).

单词	naivety
释义	Definition of naivety in English: naivety (also naïveté, naiveté) nounPlural naiveties nʌɪˈiːvtinɑːˈiːvti mass noun 1Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement. 幼稚；单纯 his appalling naivety in going to the press 他去求助新闻界的那种极端幼稚。 Example sentencesExamples We may be inexperienced but naivety is not a characteristic we possess in abundance. Such naiveté engenders its own array of contradictory attitudes and emotions, including guilt, hypocrisy, and envy. Please forgive my naivety and my inexperience, but I'm trying! We will always think that the older generation doesn't understand, and they will likewise always shake their heads at the naiveté of those who come after them. Such naiveté proved to be a boon for hungry humans who began arriving on ships in the sixteenth century, as well as for the monkeys, pigs, cats and rats they brought with them. Your editorial last week showed a naivety bordering on crass stupidity when you argued that smoking in pubs should be a matter of choice. Therefore, a certain naiveté, unburdened by conventional wisdom, can sometimes be a positive asset. Like flat-earthers and creationists, libertarians glorify their scientific naiveté by labeling it transcendental insight. The most striking characteristic of this debate about morality and politics is its naivety. A palpable naiveté seems to come with the territory - a sense that one's learned duty is to foster reassurance in the prevailing structures, and confidence in their guardians. And, one imagines, also sheltered by a large, extended family and a devout faith, raised by parents who reveal their own naiveté by inviting unknown panhandlers to work on their home. The parliamentary party demonstrated its naivety when it returned in boisterous mood after the general election, having gained more than 30 seats. Is this the voice of experience or eager naivety? The charge that supermarkets are motivated by the desire to generate enormous profits points to a naivety about the business world. Their worldly wise cynicism is actually at best naiveté and at worst dereliction. I wouldn't really want to speculate on the level of naivety or lack of naivety. But anything more general just smacks, to me, of a naivety about the historical construction of the nation-state. Robert shook his head at my naiveté. ‘They had to get the poor people out so they could get the space.’ A lack of sophistication is important, as is a naiveté about story construction. It is a gross naivety on the part of the Government to presume that the impact of this measure will not increase student debt. Her naiveté about his motives places her in a precarious financial position - she ends up owing him $9000, which she intends to pay back at any cost. There is such a lot of naivety about drugs and alcohol - I think they should have the facts. Behind their glowing reports of great blessing is a terrible shortsightedness and naiveté that threatens to undermine historical Christianity in this part of the world. There is a naiveté on behalf of people who drive trucks, that the vehicle is only built to carry so much weight, but there is economic interest for hauliers to increase their load. A black undercover agent penetrated the group, egged its members on, played on their political naiveté and inexperience. Such optimism is either gross naivety - like a woman who keeps going back to an abusive partner, convinced that this time he'll change - or inspiringly positive. To some people, this will seem an unwarranted naivety about the power of free speech in civil society to weed out cultural oppression. A high degree of naiveté and lack of organizational development for cross-border business was evident. What I really hate is the child-like naiveté of some scientists who really ought to know better. Synonyms innocence, lack of sophistication, lack of experience, ingenuousness, guilelessness, lack of guile, unworldliness, childlikeness, trustfulness, simplicity, naturalness gullibility, credulousness, credulity, over-trustfulness, lack of suspicion, blind faith, immaturity, callowness, greenness, ignorance 1.1 Innocence or unsophistication. 天真 the charm and naivety of the early to mid fifties 年过半百者的魅力和天真。 Example sentencesExamples He's the same in conversation: upfront, honest, serious to the point of naivety in some instances and quietly funny in others. Walking down what used to be bustling Ivegate, I saw all the white splodges on the flags and in my naivety thought they were the results of the flocks of starlings that used to roost in Bradford. The account has a particular directness, a delightful naivety, and an enormous sense of authenticity. You may very well accuse me of being a naïve fool, but don't confuse naivety with hope, I may be thirty seven tomorrow but I can still hope…… there is a happy land. I loved the very air of innocence and naivety that this place held. The simple fact of their asking for a ‘promise’, a thing so almost childlike in its innocence and naiveté, should tell us that they are vulnerable and hurting. Unfortunately, he is a compulsive liar whose naivety and innocence allows him to get away with the most convoluted stories. Some writers can spell and punctuate; some can't. Some writers will reveal a lifetime of experience; some will display a youthful naivety. My optimism and naiveté evaporated within hours. Watching the girl work out the world of adult manipulation, knowing she is losing whatever innocence and naiveté she had, you can't help rooting for her. He deliberately chose not to involve them, but to take advantage of his aunt's naiveté in business matters. At 19, one of his greatest strengths is his naivety, his lack of fear. It would be the height of naiveté, or something less innocent, to pretend that business interests do not impinge on the way crashes are investigated and reported to the public. But I always have the sneaking feeling that the minute I go out the door, they are making ‘what a loony’ signs to each other and generally mocking me for my naivety. He described his own school days as magical and full of innocence and naivety. I wanted to show the very fine line between innocence, naivety and denial. They could all play and sing really well but had a naivety and willingness to learn and improve. In fact, when he speaks of naiveté he is not speaking of childish innocence - which is directly bound up with curiosity about the world and the desire to know. Let's not give the impression that we are entering into this with dewy-eyed naivety. She was famous for portraying naïvety and innocence on stage, qualities far removed from her real-life personality. And memories of one's naivety are always painful. As I write it now, of course, I see the incredible naiveté and insularity of our worlds, but that was just the way things were for upper middle class 18-year-olds in 1986. There's a certain naivety to the world with us, and also a feeling that we are kind of in our own little world where the rules are slightly different. Still, although he certainly has a voice, the literary cost of his boyish naivety is that he is somewhat empty as a character. I missed the excited talk of last year where our eagerness and innocent naivety overruled our sense of logic and sensibility. The young woman and the old woman between them illustrate the chasms between hope and disillusionment, between naivety and experience. He ate it with the innocence and naiveté of a child, whilst Dan and I laughed hysterically causing him to get paranoid. Are we seeing genuine awkwardness here, or a naivety being deliberately and humorously deployed - and does she know the difference, or care much either way? 1.2count noun A naive act. Example sentencesExamples One does not find in this volume the naiveties which used to mark tourism analysis. Origin Late 17th century: from French naïveté, from naïf, -ive (see naive).
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