1. 1毫無心機的、天真無邪的

    A guileless person behaves in an honest, open way. They are not hiding a plan, and they are not trying to trick you. A guileless smile is the kind that has nothing sitting behind it.

    A guileless person guileless的人 behaves表現得 in an honest, open way誠實又坦率。They他們 are not不是 hiding藏著 a plan一個計畫,and而 they他們 are not不是 trying想要 to trick you騙你。A guileless smile一個guileless的微笑 is是 the kind那種 that has背後 nothing什麼都沒有 sitting behind it藏在後面的笑容。

    The word is kinder than simple and clearer than innocent, though people sometimes use it with a little pity, as if this openness might get the person hurt. You will meet it in stories and in careful description of faces and manners; it is not street slang.

    The word這個詞 is比simple更溫和 kinder than simple,and且比innocent更清楚 clearer than innocent,though不過 people人們 sometimes有時候 use用 it它 with a little pity帶點憐憫的口氣,as if好像 this openness這種坦率 might可能會 get the person讓這個人 hurt受傷 一樣。You你 will會 meet遇到 it它 in stories在故事裡 and和 in careful description在仔細描寫 of faces and manners臉部表情和舉止時;it它 is不是 not street slang街頭俚語。

    Though actually, students often mix this up with guiltless. Guileless means without guile — no cunning. Guiltless means without guilt — not responsible for a wrong.

    Though actually不過,students學生 often常常 mix搞混 this這個字 up with跟guiltless guiltless。Guileless guileless means意思是 without guile沒有心機——no cunning沒有狡詐。Guiltless guiltless means意思是 without guilt沒有罪咎感——not不用 responsible為...負責 for a wrong做錯的事。

    They look like cousins, but they point at different things.

    They他們 look聽起來 like像 cousins表兄弟一樣(很像),but但 they他們 point at指的是 different things不同的東西。

core核心畫面

組成guile + -less (without). The ending -less is the old English way of saying 'without', from Old English -lēas.

同家族的字

  • guilethe noun this adjective is built from
  • guilefulthe opposite: full of guile

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

guilelessadj/ˈɡaɪl.ləs/

  • 1

    Free from guile; honest but naive.

    • To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion.

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