ingenue 的定义
plural in·gé·nues [an-zhuh-nooz, -nyooz; French an-zhey-ny]. /ˈæn ʒəˌnuz, -ˌnyuz; French ɛ̃ ʒeɪˈnü/.
- an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman: Navy and cocoa browns are good neutrals for the ingénue, and the right creamy beige or pearl gray are good choices for her more classic outfits.
- the role of a young, innocent, and appealing character in a play, movie, TV show, etc., typically a female role.
- an actress or actor who plays such a role or specializes in playing such roles.
- a young actress or actor: At the awards event, natural diamonds were the gemstone of choice for both Hollywood ingenues and veterans alike.
- a young, inexperienced person: The ailing leader Kim Jong Il sought to transfer power to his youngest son, a political ingenue in his 20s.
ingenue 近义词
innocent
更多ingenue例句
- She's a steely ingenue, a fair-faced heroine, a leading lady.
- See also: the girl in the band, who is often the ultimate ingenue.
- It established her at once as an unstagey ingenue—simple, unspoiled, unacquainted with the formulas and formalities of the world.
- Cora was my ingenue opposite, it fell out, and so we played at love-making, while meeting coldly at the family dining table.
- To the world in general she was still the big-eyed ingenue, learning to take her place in society.
- The Heroine and Ingenue hold each other by the hand and take ballet steps in waltz time.
- The girl was very pretty, in an appealing ingenue way, her type being of the clinging order.