innocuous

英 [ɪˈnɒkjuəs]

美 [ɪˈnɑːkjuəs]

adj.  无恶意的; 无意冒犯的; 无害的; 无危险的

GRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14051 / COCA.14079

牛津词典

adj.

• 无恶意的；无意冒犯的
  not intended to offend or upset anyone
  1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.
     那像是一句毫无恶意的话。
• 无害的；无危险的
  not harmful or dangerous
  1. an innocuous substance
     无害物质

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无害的;无冒犯之意的
  Something that isinnocuousis not at all harmful or offensive.
  1. Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly...
     这两种蘑菇看起来似乎都无害,实际上却是致命的。
  2. Even seemingly innocuous words are offensive in certain contexts.
     甚至看似毫无恶意的言辞在某些语境下都会引起冒犯。

英英释义

adj

• lacking intent or capacity to injure
  1. an innocent prank
  Synonym:innocent
• not injurious to physical or mental health
• not causing disapproval
  1. it was an innocuous remark
  2. confined himself to innocuous generalities
  3. unobjectionable behavior
  Synonym:unobjectionable

双语例句

• It sounds innocuous, but it is not.
  这听起来似乎无关痛痒，但事实并非如此。
• A study in Britain warns that antacids may not be as innocuous as they are thought to be.
  英国的一项研究发出警告，抗酸药可能不是被认为的那样是无害的。
• Countdown to the beginning, I still just their innocuous.
  倒数计时开始，我依然只是他们的无关痛痒。
• Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.
  即使无害的物质在药物测试中有时也会呈阳性。
• To publicly flog Lee for that relatively innocuous sentence in his book seems a bit much.
  就因为李开复书中这一句无伤大雅的话就公开对他大加抨击，似乎有些过分了。
• The product which was newly made by our company is the raw materials of innocuous green food.
  本品系我公司最新研发的无公害绿色食品原材料，不含任何食品添加剂；
• It's innocuous to drink the raw water in japan.
  在日本喝生水是不要紧的。
• At its most innocuous, it's just an annoyance, spawning unwanted advertising.
  它最无害的一面是，它只是一种骚扰，制造不受欢迎的广告。
• I like this study because Facebook Likes seem kind of innocuous, he said.
  我喜欢这种研究，因为Facebook上的点赞看起来无伤大雅，他说。
• The results of this seemingly innocuous raid were more widespread than appears at first glance.
  这种似乎不关痛痒的袭击的效果比乍看上去大得多，影响很广泛。