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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary harm·less DATE 14th century 1. free from harm, liability, or loss 2. lacking capacity or intent to injure : innocuous a harmless joke • harm·less·ly adverb • harm·less·ness noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ harmless harm·less / 5hB:mlEs; NAmE 5hB:rm- / adjective1. ~ (to sb / sth) unable or unlikely to cause damage or harm 无害的；不会导致损伤的: The bacteria are harmless to humans. 这种细菌对人无害。 2. unlikely to upset or offend anyone 不会引起不快的；无恶意的 SYN innocuous :
It's just a bit of harmless fun. 开个小玩笑罢了,并无恶意的。 • harm·less·ly adv.: The missile fell harmlessly into the sea. 导弹落到了海里,没有导致任何伤害。 • harm·less·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English harmless adj. VERBS appear, be, look, seem, sound | make sth, render sth chemical wastes which have to be rendered harmless | consider sth ADV. absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally | almost, virtually | enough He looks harmless enough. | comparatively, fairly, pretty, reasonably, relatively | apparently, seemingly a small and seemingly harmless creature | environmentally PREP. to The substance is harmless to people. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective not having hurtful or injurious qualities FF1C;harmlesspastimesFF1E; Synonyms: innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inobnoxious, inoffensive, unoffending, unoffensive; compare SAFE 3 Related Words: guiltless; nontoxic, painless, safe Contrasted Words: baneful, dangerous, malignant, noxious, pernicious, toxic, virulent; damaging, destructive, detrimental, hurtful, injurious; deadly, fell, ruinous; improper, unsuitable, wrong Antonyms: harmful Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged harm·less \ˈhärmlə̇s, ˈhȧm-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English harmles, from harm (I) + -les, -lees -less 1. : free from harm : unhurt 2. : free of guilt : innocent < any child or harmless thing — W.H.Davies > 3. : free from liability or loss — often used in the phrase to save harmless or to hold harmless < the company shall indemnify and save harmless each member of the committee against any and all expenses — C.M.Winslow > 4. : free of or lacking capacity or intent to injure : innocuous < the first ball was harmless — Dorothy Sayers > < harmless craze for the small lions of literary society — W.S.Maugham > < harmless joke > |
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