innocuous
英 [ɪ'nɒkjʊəs]
美[ɪ'nɑkjuəs]
- adj. 无害的；无伤大雅的
中文词源
innocuous 无害的
in-,不，非，-noc,伤害，词源同noxious,nuisance.即没有伤害的。
英文词源
- innocuous (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from *nok-s-, suffixed form of PIE root *nek- (1) "death" (see necro-). Related: Innocuously; innocuousness.
双语例句
- 1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.
- 那像是一句毫无恶意的话。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her.
- 这个问题看来没什么恶意, 可我仍然不相信她.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The liquid looked fairly innocuous.
- 这种液体看来没什么危险.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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。
来自辞典例句