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ingenuous/inˈdʒenjʊəs/adj. 1 innocent; artless 天真无邪的；朴实的 2 open; frank 坦率的；真诚的 □ ingenuously adv.□ ingenuousness n.[Latin ingenuus ‘freeborn, frank’ (as IN-2, root of gignere ‘beget’)]■ Usage 用法说明 Ingenuous, meaning ‘open, frank, innocent’, is sometimes confused with ingenious, which means ‘clever at inventing, resourceful’. 词语 ingenuous 有时易与 ingenious 相混淆，前者表示“坦率的，真诚的，天真的”，而后者则表示“有独创性的，机智的”。 |