1580s, "unskillful," from art (n.) + -less. Later also "uncultured" (1590s); then "unartificial, natural" (1670s) and "guileless, ingenuous" (1714). Related: Artlessly; artlessness.
双语例句
1. She was curiously artless.
她单纯得令人难以置信。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the artless sincerity of a young child
幼童的天真烂漫
来自《权威词典》
3. He smiled as artless as a child of 5.
他笑得像个5岁的孩子那样天真烂漫.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. 'I thought you knowed everything, father,'said the artless boy.
“ 我以为你什么都知道呢, 爸爸, ” 天真的孩子说.
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
5. The artless woman had made a confidant of the boy.
