Ingenuously is how an ingenuous person speaks or acts: simply, honestly, and with trust, often because they have not yet learned to be careful.

Ingenuously is how an ingenuous person speaks or acts一個ingenuous的人說話或做事的樣子就是ingenuously: simply, honestly, and with trust單純、誠實、帶著信任, often because they have not yet learned to be careful常常是因為他們還沒學會提防

He ingenuously admitted he had never used the software. She asked, ingenuously, why adults say one thing and do another.

He ingenuously admitted他很ingenuously地承認 he had never used the software他從來沒用過那個軟體. She asked, ingenuously她ingenuously地問, why adults say one thing and do another為什麼大人說一套做一套

The adverb does not mean “cleverly.” That is ingeniously, from ingenious, and it is the trap this whole family sets.

The adverb does not mean “cleverly.”這個副詞不是「聰明地」的意思. That is ingeniously那是ingeniously, from ingenious源自ingenious, and it is the trap this whole family sets而這正是這整個詞族設下的陷阱

Ingenuously can sound almost childlike, or bravely plain; it is not slang, and it is not an insult by itself, though a sharp listener may hear “they have not seen enough of the world yet.” Use it when the honesty is unguarded, not when you mean a smart trick.

Ingenuously can sound almost childlike, or bravely plainIngenuously聽起來可能有點孩子氣、或是勇敢地直白; it is not slang它不是俚語, and it is not an insult by itself本身也不算是侮辱, though a sharp listener may hear不過敏銳的聽者可能會聽出 “they have not seen enough of the world yet.”「這個人還沒見過世面」的意思. Use it when the honesty is unguarded要用在毫無防備的誠實上, not when you mean a smart trick而不是在講一個聰明的把戲時用