Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Naive

\nä-ˈēv, nī-\   adj.  天真的; 幼稚的; 輕信(別人)的 
: having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge 
: innocent or simple 

一般人都不喜歡被稱為 Naive,因為這表示別人認為是不夠成熟或很幼稚。
No one likes being called naive, since it means you lack sophistication or street smarts.


A person who is too trusting can be criticized for being overly naive: "You're so naive, you think that e-mail from the Nigerian prince is really going to make you a million dollars!" Naive shares the same root as native, and originally meant "natural" or "not artificial." It can still be used in a more positive meaning when describing a charming lack of artificiality, as in "the naive style of folk art made by an untrained painter.” 

例句:
Because I refused to give kickbacks, they sarcastically said that I was very naive.

因為我拒絕給回扣,所以他們諷刺地說我很天真。