1848, from French ingénue "artless girl, especially on the stage," fem. of ingénu "ingenuous, artless, simple" (13c.), from Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous). Italicized in English into 20c.
雙語例句
1. I don't want any more ingenue roles.
我不想再演天真少女的角色了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There is an ingenue air about her.
她有天真無邪的氣質(zhì).
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. This is no time to have a political ingenue as secretary of state.
這不是讓政治經(jīng)驗(yàn)不足的人當(dāng)國務(wù)卿的時(shí)候.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. She was as simple and pretty as a film ingenue.