引言:
看到 indigenous 的时候,脑海中浮现了两个影子:ingenious 和 ingenuous~~

indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
adj.
~ (to…)
(formal) 本地的;当地的;土生土长的
belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
同义词: native
the indigenous peoples/languages of the area
该地区的本地人 / 语言
The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。

ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
adj.
1
(of an object, a plan, an idea, etc. 物体、计划、思想等) 精巧的;新颖独特的;巧妙的
very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
an ingenious device
精巧的装置
ingenious ways of saving energy
节约能源的巧妙方法
2
(of a person 人) 心灵手巧的;机敏的;善于创造发明的
having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things
an ingenious cook
心灵手巧的厨师
She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
她很善于找借口。

ingenuous /ɪnˈdʒenjuəs/
adj.
(formal, sometimes disapproving) 单纯的;天真的
honest, innocent and willing to trust people
同义词: naive
You're too ingenuous.
你太老实了。
an ingenuous smile
纯真的微笑
It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.
如果以为他的决定没有金钱的因素,那就太天真了。

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