| 单词 | innocuous |
| 释义 | innocuous (once / 5337 pages) adj 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. 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." WORD FAMILYinnocuous: innocuously USAGE EXAMPLESA year ago, in response to the innocuous question “What’s your favorite holiday pie?” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) In itself and in real time, the play looked to be somewhere between innocuous and injurious. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Any sign of difference in social norms among a younger generation is not innocuous change, and it is surely not evidence of growth. Salon(Dec 18, 2016) 1adj not injurious to physical or mental health Syn|Ant harmless not causing or capable of causing harm innoxioushaving no adverse effect noxious injurious to physical or mental health harmfulcausing or capable of causing harm baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentexceedingly harmful corrupting, degradingharmful to the mind or morals vesicant, vesicatorycausing blisters toxicof or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison unwholesomedetrimental to physical or moral well-being 2adj lacking intent or capacity to injure Syn innocent harmless not causing or capable of causing harm 3adj not causing disapproval it was an innocuous remark confined himself to innocuous generalities Syn unobjectionable inoffensive giving no offense |
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