guilelessly

/ˈɡaɪɫɫəsli/ adv

In a guileless manner.

Word Origin Guile comes from an old Germanic word for 'trick, deceit' — so guileless is without cunning, and guilelessly means acting in a straightforward, honest way. The word guile is related to wile, and beguile means to deceive by charm. The -less suffix is the same as in countless, fearless, and helpless.

adv In a guileless manner.

The child spoke guilelessly about seeing the fairy in the garden.

(副词) 坦率地;真诚地;天真地

孩子天真无邪地讲述在花园里看到仙女的事。

(adverbio) De manera ingenua; sin malicia.

El niño habló con ingenuidad sobre haber visto a la hada en el jardín.

(adverbe) ingénument; avec candeur; naïvement; candidement; sans malice [Avec candeur et innocence, sans aucune malice.]

L'enfant a parlé **guilelessly** de la fée qu'il avait vue dans le jardin.

(Adverb) arglos; unverstellt [**guilelessly** *Adv.* – Auf eine arglose, unschuldige Weise; ohne Hintergedanken.]

Das Kind erzählte **guilelessly**, es habe die Fee im Garten gesehen.

(副詞) guileless な方法で、悪意なく、純真に

子供は庭で fairy(妖精)を見たことについて、guileless(悪意なく、純真に)話した。

(advérbio) ingenuamente; inocentemente; candidamente; sem malícia; singelamente [De maneira ingênua, sem malícia.]

A criança falou inocentemente sobre ter visto a fada no jardim.

Word parts: guile + less + ly

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