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

• 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。
• 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。
• The crawlers are innocuous and cause no harm to an owner's site or servers.
  爬虫是无害的并且不引起伤害到一位主人的地点或服务者。
• Allergic reactions can occur when the immune system over reacts to innocuous substances.
  过敏反应可能发生当免疫系统起反应对无害物质。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Something as innocuous as a cotton swap can bend one of the delicate electrical pins.
  用一些象棉线圈般无害的东西，来弯曲成一个精美的电别针。
• 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。