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naive

/naɪiv/

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1 · adjective

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

天真的；幼稚的

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It was naive to believe the work could be finished in one day.
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以为一天就能做完这项工作，未免太天真了。
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