English Dictionary

ingenue

/ˈɑnʒənu/

noun

An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman. / (theater, film) A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role. / (rare) Misspelling of ingenu.

She played the role of an ingenue in the play.

意味（1）

An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.

意味（2）

(theater, film) A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.

The intelligent and talented blonde who was fluent in English, French and Spanish was interested in art and joined a local theater group to work on set designs but wound up on stage playing an ingenue in Liliom and was spotted by director Vincente Minnelli.

意味（3）

(rare) Misspelling of ingenu.

Mr. Acheson's failure as Secretary of State ... has been an inability to understand people or to be understood by them.