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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·noc·u·ous ETYMOLOGY Latin innocuus, from in- + nocēre DATE 1598 1. producing no injury : harmless 2. not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : inoffensive , insipid • in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb • in·noc·u·ous·ness noun English Etymology innocuous 1598, from L. innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" + nocuus"hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from *nok-s-, suffixed form of PIE base *nek- "death" (see noxious). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 innocuous in·nocu·ous / i5nCkjuEs; NAmE i5nB:k- / adjective(formal) 1. not intended to offend or upset anyone 无恶意的；无意冒犯的 SYN harmless :
It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark. 那像是一句毫无恶意的话。 2. not harmful or dangerous 无害的；无危险的: an innocuous substance 无害物质 SYN harmless
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English innocuous adj. VERBS appear, be, look, seem ADV. perfectly, totally, wholly His comment seemed perfectly innocuous. | fairly, pretty, quite, relatively The liquid looked fairly innocuous. | enough The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her. | apparently, seemingly Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: HARMLESS , innocent, innoxious, inobnoxious, inoffensive, unoffending, unoffensive Contrasted Words: harmful, injurious; evil; troublesome Antonyms: pernicious 2 Synonyms: INSIPID 3, banal, bland, driveling, flat, inane, jejune, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, saplessWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·noc·u·ous \(ˈ)i|näkyəwəs, əˈn-\ adjective Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in- in- (I) + -nocuus (from nocēre to harm, hurt) — more at noxious 1. : producing no ill effect : working no injury : harmless < preliminary tests have proved it to be innocuous — Journal of Chem. Education > 2. a. : not likely to arouse animus or give offense : inoffensive < confined himself to innocuous generalities > b. : not likely to arouse strong feelings : lacking the capacity to excite < elaborate concealment of innocuous regions — P.M.Gregory > or move : pallid , insipid , insignificant < a pleasant but innocuous suite — Arthur Berger > • in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb • in·noc·u·ous·ness noun -es |
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