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。

燃起来了！