Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #20098
naively
天真地；无邪地
naively
- 1.
In a naive manner.
天真地；幼稚地。
天真地；幼稚地。；无邪地；天真烂漫地
In use
She naively believed that everyone would keep their promises.
He naively handed over his password to a stranger online.
They naively assumed the project would be finished in a week.
naively + verb
常与 believe、assume、trust 等动词搭配，表示因缺乏经验而轻信。
She naively believed everything he said.
她天真地相信了他所说的一切。
naively + adjective
修饰 attitude 类形容词（如 optimistic、confident）时，表示“以天真、不切实际的态度”。
He is naively optimistic about the future.
他对未来天真地乐观。
Naively, + clause
放在句首作评注性状语，常带有自嘲或批评语气。
Naively, I assumed the meeting would be short.
我天真地以为会议会很短。
Common mistakes
He naive believed the rumor.He naively believed the rumor.
修饰动词 believe 必须用副词 naively；be naive 是形容词，不能作状语。把 naive 改为 naively 后，副词正确修饰动词，句意保持不变。
He was naively.He was naive.
系动词 was 后应接形容词 naive 作表语，naively 是副词，不能作表语。改成 naive 后，句子才符合“主系表”结构，表达“他当时很天真”。
Connections
Collocations
- naively believe
- 天真地相信
- She naively believed that everyone would keep their promises.她天真地相信每个人都会遵守承诺。
- naively assume
- 天真地以为；想当然地认为
- He naively assumed the project would be easy.他天真地以为这个项目会很容易。
- naively think
- 天真地认为
- They naively thought the problem would solve itself.他们天真地认为问题会自行解决。
- naively trust
- 天真地信任
- You shouldn't naively trust strangers online.你不应该天真地信任网上的陌生人。
- naively accept
- 天真地接受
- She naively accepted his explanation without question.她天真地接受了他的解释，没有提出疑问。
- naively hope
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 naively 拆成 naive + ly，记‘naive（天真）’；想象小孩初次见世界，睁大眼睛不设防——这就是‘天真地’做事的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written articles、everyday conversation、news reports naively 是中性副词，多用于书面或正式场合，也可用于日常交流，表示“天真地、缺乏经验地”。具体语气取决于上下文，常带有轻微的批评或同情意味。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with /naɪˈiːvli/. The '-ively' adverbs above look similar in spelling but do not rhyme with naively because their stress and vowel sounds differ: natively /ˈneɪtɪvli/, actively /ˈæktɪvli/, positively /ˈpɒzətɪvli/, creatively /kriˈeɪtɪvli/, relatively /ˈrɛlətɪvli/, negatively /ˈnɛɡətɪvli/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.