Tra từ naive - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

naive (also naïve)BrE [naɪˈiːv] NAmE [naɪˈiːv] adjective
1. (disapproving)lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth
•to be politically naive
•I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him!
•a naive question
2. (approving) (of people and their behaviour)innocent and simple
Syn: ↑artless
•Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.
compare ↑sophisticated
3. (technical) (of art)in a style which is deliberately very simple, often uses bright colours and is similar to that produced by a child
Derived Words: ↑naively ▪ ↑naivety
See also: ↑naïvely ▪ ↑naïvety

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus ‘native, natural’.

Thesaurus:
naive (also naïve)adj. (disapproving)
•It was so naive of you to trust him!
inexperienced • • innocent • • impressionable • |disapproving gullible • |often approving trusting •
Opp: sophisticated
a naive/an innocent belief
a/an inexperienced/impressionable/gullible/trusting person
an innocent/impressionable child

Example Bank:
•He regarded the move as politically naive.
•He made some particularly naive remarks.
•I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him!
•It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.

Example Bank:
•Opposition politicians accused him of naivety.
•She showed a certain naivety in going to the press about the matter.
•Their welcoming attitude towards strangers is often seen as naivety.