naive

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in Vietnamese Sự ngây thơ, sự tin tưởng quá mức

BrE /ˈneɪ.ɪv/ AmE /ˈneɪ.ɪv/

adjective en → vi

1 TRUSTING [attributive / predicative] B1

Sự ngây thơ, sự tin tưởng quá mức

having or showing a lack of experience and understanding, so that you believe too easily what people say or do

  • be naive about something

Collocations naive belief · naive attitude

  • She was too naive to see through his lies.

    Cô ấy quá ngây thơ để nhận ra những lời dối trá của anh ta.

2 INEXPERIENCED [attributive / predicative] B2

Sự thiếu kinh nghiệm, sự dễ bị ảnh hưởng

not having much experience of life or the world, so that you are easily influenced by other people's ideas and opinions

  • be naive about something

Collocations naive decision · naive approach

  • He's a bit naive when it comes to business.

    Anh ấy hơi thiếu kinh nghiệm khi nói đến việc kinh doanh.