【artless】 - A-level备考词汇

artless

UK:  ['ɑː(r)tləs]

US:  ['ɑrtləs]

adj.

1.天真的,天真纯朴的,天真朴实,质朴无华的,天真未凿的,心地单纯的

2.无虚饰的,天真的,朴实的

3.粗笨的,拙劣的

4.直率的,没有做作,不加掩饰的

1 . Left to its own devices, Bright Food has so far proven itself a peculiarly artless and dithering would-be acquirer.
仅凭一己之力，光明食品迄今在并购方面表现拙劣，而且优柔寡断。

2 . Beneath the surface realism of the novel, its apparently artless transcription of life's flow, lurks a complicated plan.
事情的背后是真实的，在表面天真浪漫的日常生活之下，潜伏著复杂缜密的计划。

3 . Her countenance and a few artless words fully conveyed all her gratitude and delight.
她的表情和寥寥几句质朴无华的语言已充分表达了她的感激与高兴。

4 . He was no longer the artless Pen of old days , so brave , so artless , so impetuous, and tender .
他不再是过去那个天真纯朴的潘，那么勇敢、那么坦率、那么鲁莽、又那么温柔的潘。

5 . To be ' simple' is to be honest , plain, artless - a valuable respite from the noise and complexity of our age .
简单即是诚实，坦率，自然—这是我们这个充满噪音和繁杂的时代最有价值的东西。