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。
• 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。
• It sounds innocuous, but it is not.
  这听起来似乎无关痛痒，但事实并非如此。
• 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 tone of the meeting was pleasant and innocuous.
  会见的调子是令人愉快和坦率的。
• Most viruses act innocuous towards a system until their specific condition is met.
  大多数的病毒是在特定的条件下才对系统构成损害的。
• OBJECTIVE To explore the innocuous management of waste disposable medical articles.
  目的探讨一次性医疗用品用后处理无害化管理的方法。
• 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。
• 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 looks like innocuous steam, but it actually smells.
  它看来无害，但是有臭味。