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 must not be supposed that the fall in prices thus analysed is innocuous.
  我们决不能假设这样分析出来的价格下降是无害的。
• 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。
• 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。
• But this year the innocuous fruit has given rise to its very own food safety scandal.
  但今年，这种无辜的水果却陷入了自己的食品安全丑闻中。
• It's innocuous to drink the raw water in japan.
  在日本喝生水是不要紧的。
• 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。
• 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。
• It looks like innocuous steam, but it actually smells.
  它看来无害，但是有臭味。
• 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。
• Today, cross talk topics as innocuous as Beijing's notoriously congested traffic are forbidden on TV or radio.
  今天，相声主题是无意的，北京臭名昭著的拥挤的交通禁止在电视或收音机里。