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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't understand how such an innocuous children's book could cause such an uproar.
  我不明白为何这本对儿童无害的书竟会引起如此的骚动。
• The tone of the meeting was pleasant and innocuous.
  会见的调子是令人愉快和坦率的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some showed people carrying guns, others bearing innocuous things, such as cola bottles or a coffee thermos.
  图里的人有的持枪，有的拿着无害的东西，比如可乐瓶或咖啡壶。
• 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。