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

• Depending on the nature of the pollutant, this transfer can be innocuous or stimulatory to the forest.
  根据污染物的性质，这种转移对森林可能是无害的，还可能有促进作用。
• It sounds innocuous, but it is not.
  这听起来似乎无关痛痒，但事实并非如此。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even a seemingly innocuous outing for customers or suppliers can raise questions.
  即便是看上去没什么问题、为客户或供应商安排的外出旅行，也可能招致疑问。
• I made what I thought was a perfectly innocuous remark and he got most upset.
  我讲了一句原以为完全不会得罪人的话，没想到他听后却很不愉快。
• The Federation changed its name to sound totally innocuous: the Water Environment Federation.
  该联合会换了一个完全无伤大雅的名称：水环境联合会。
• According to this interpretation, mirror therapy works by replacing noxious memories with innocuous ones.
  基于这个解释，镜像实验的原理应该是用无害的记忆替换了有害的记忆。
• It looks like innocuous steam, but it actually smells.
  它看来无害，但是有臭味。
• 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。