artless + noun
artless 作定语时直接放在名词前，表示人或言行坦率自然、不造作。
She gave an artless answer that revealed exactly what she thought.
她给出了一个坦率的回答，正好暴露了她的真实想法。
天真无邪的；坦率的；不狡诈的
自然的；朴实的；不造作的；缺乏技巧的；粗糙的；拙劣的；無欺詐、狡猾或欺騙的。；直率坦诚,不掩饰感情；不狡猾；不虛偽的；自然的。
Having no deceit or cunning; frank and open.
無欺詐、狡猾或欺騙的。
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
直率坦诚,不掩饰感情；不狡猾
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
不虛偽的；自然的。
Free of artificiality; natural.
简单自然；不狡诈不欺骗
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
缺乏藝術、知識或技能；未受教育的且無知的。
Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
缺乏技巧的；不精巧的
showing lack of art
制作粗糙；拙劣的。
Poorly made or done; crude.
Her artless questions often caught people off guard, but they appreciated her honesty.
她那无虚饰的问题常常让人措手不及，但人们欣赏她的坦诚。
用法提示：此处 artless 表示“无虚饰的”，形容提问直率不加掩饰。
AI contextual example
The child's artless smile revealed pure joy without any pretense.
孩子那单纯的笑容流露出纯粹的快乐，毫无做作。
用法提示：此处 artless 表示“单纯的”，形容笑容自然纯真。
AI contextual example
He gave an artless account of his adventures, not trying to make himself look better.
他对自己冒险经历做了自然的叙述，没有试图美化自己。
用法提示：此处 artless 表示“自然的”，形容叙述不加修饰。
AI contextual example
artless 作定语时直接放在名词前，表示人或言行坦率自然、不造作。
She gave an artless answer that revealed exactly what she thought.
她给出了一个坦率的回答，正好暴露了她的真实想法。
artless 作表语时常与 be、look、seem 等连系动词连用，后面不接宾语。
His smile seemed completely artless.
他的微笑看起来完全发自内心，毫不做作。
artless 可作宾语补足语，用于 find、consider 等动词之后，说明宾语具有坦率自然的性质。
I found her honesty artless and disarming.
我觉得她的诚实坦率自然，让人放下戒备。
so ... that 结构表示程度，意为“如此……以至于”；artless 在此类结构中描述程度之深。
Her delight was so artless that no one could doubt it.
她的喜悦如此天真自然，以至于没有人会怀疑。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered artless when the teacher asked him.
正确表达He answered artlessly when the teacher asked him.
artless 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词 answered；修饰动词需用副词 artlessly。形容词加 -ly 构成副词，这里 artless 变为 artlessly。
grammar · medium
易错句子The artless salesman tricked many customers with his clever words.
正确表达The artful salesman tricked many customers with his clever words.
artless 意为“不狡诈的、天真的”，而 artful 意为“狡猾的、精明的”。这里描述骗子用 clever words 行骗，应用 artful。两者是反义词，-less 表示“无”，-ful 表示“充满”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She used her artless charm to deceive everyone.
正确表达She used her artificial charm to deceive everyone.
artless 意为“自然的、真诚的”，不能用于欺骗的语境；artificial 意为“人造的、虚假的”。此处表示用虚假的魅力骗人，应用 artificial。
artful 强调狡猾、有心机或技艺精湛；artless 强调不狡猾、不虚伪、自然。当描述人善于算计或技巧高超时用 artful，描述人没有心机、坦率自然时用 artless。
artificial 指人造的、非自然的、虚假的；artless 指自然的、不做作的、单纯的。当描述非自然、假造的事物或表情时用 artificial，描述天生自然、无造作时用 artless。
naive 强调因缺乏经验而天真、轻信，常含贬义；artless 强调不狡猾、不虚伪、自然，通常不含贬义。当说某人容易上当或幼稚时用 naive，说某人没有心机、坦率自然时用 artless。
art + less + ly
art + less + ness
art + ful
art + ful + ly
art + ful + ness
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