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innocuous adj.无害的,无毒的,无伤大雅的,不得罪人的 The adjective innocuous is useful when you're talking about something that doesn't offend or injure anyone. Innocuous remarks or comments are meant kindly, and innocuous germs won't make you sick. An innocuous question is innocently curious, rather than aimed to hurt someone's feelings. The word comes from the Latin roots in-, "not," and nocere, "to injure or harm." 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无害的；无冒犯之意的 Something that is innocuous is not at all harmful or offensive.   [FORMAL 正式]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 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。

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[i'nɔkjuəs] Something that's innocuous isn't harmful or likely to cause injury. Public figures like mayors and governors have to expect they'll get critical or even hurtful emails and phone calls, as well as more innocuous feedback. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	innocuous
英美音标	[i'nɔkjuəs]
中文释义	adj.无害的,无毒的,无伤大雅的,不得罪人的
vocabulary简明	Something that's innocuous isn't harmful or likely to cause injury. Public figures like mayors and governors have to expect they'll get critical or even hurtful emails and phone calls, as well as more innocuous feedback.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective innocuous is useful when you're talking about something that doesn't offend or injure anyone. Innocuous remarks or comments are meant kindly, and innocuous germs won't make you sick. An innocuous question is innocently curious, rather than aimed to hurt someone's feelings. The word comes from the Latin roots in-, "not," and nocere, "to injure or harm."
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无害的；无冒犯之意的 Something that is innocuous is not at all harmful or offensive. [FORMAL 正式] 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 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。

Innocuous Harmful Injure I'nɔkjuəs Adj.无害的,无毒的,无伤大雅的,不得罪人的 Injury Public Figures