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innocuous

英 [ɪ'nɒkjʊəs] 美 [ɪ'nɑkjuəs]

解释

adj. 无害的；无伤大雅的

※ 提供单词"innocuous"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.: 那像是一句毫无恶意的话。

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.

3. The liquid looked fairly innocuous.: 这种液体看来没什么危险.

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.

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。