• adj. 無害的；無傷大雅的

in-,不，非，-noc,傷害，詞源同noxious,nuisance.即沒有傷害的。

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.

1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.

那像是一句毫無惡意的話。

來自《權威詞典》

2. The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her.

這個問題看來沒什么惡意, 可我仍然不相信她.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The liquid looked fairly innocuous.

這種液體看來沒什么危險.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.

即使無害的物質在藥物測試中有時也會呈陽性.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.

這兩種蘑菇看起來似乎都無害，實際上卻是致命的。

來自辭典例句