naive

naiv, unerfahren

Zu unerfahren, um Menschen oder Situationen gut einzuschätzen, und anderen oft zu leicht vertrauend.

In einfachem Englisch: Without enough experience to judge people or situations well, often trusting others too easily.

• I was young and naive.
• It was naive to expect everyone to agree.
• He is less naive about politics now.

So benutzt man es: naive to do something (It was naive to trust him without checking his story.); naive about something (She was naive about how businesses worked.)

Synonyme: inexperienced, innocent, unsophisticated

Gegenteile: sophisticated, worldly

Häufige Wendungen: naive person, naive belief, naive to think, naive assumption

naiv

In einem einfachen, an Kinderkunst erinnernden Stil gestaltet, ohne komplizierte künstlerische Techniken.

In einfachem Englisch: Made in a simple style like a child’s art, without complex artistic methods.

• She collects naive art.
• The painting shows a village in a naive style.
• His naive figures have bright clothes and large eyes.

Synonyme: childlike

Häufige Wendungen: naive art, naive painting, naive style