anodyne
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·o·dyne1 /ˈænədaɪn/ adjective formal OFFENDexpressed in a way that is unlikely to offend anyone 不得罪人的，不冒犯他人的 SYN bland anodyne topics of conversation 不冒犯人的话题
Examples from the Corpus
anodyne• The introductions in both books are anodyne and brief.• He thus seems to go too far initially, and then shrink back to an anodyne conclusion.• Curiously anodyne music from heroes that hip-hop forgot.• For the next five years, until his death in 1953, he ground out anodyne pieces.• The only consultations now were with Beckman's market research consultancy over anodyne questions of marketing.anodyne2 noun [countable] 1. MH technical a medicine that reduces pain 止痛药 SYN painkiller2. formalCOMFORT/MAKE somebody FEEL BETTER an activity or thing that comforts people 给人安慰的活动[事物]Origin anodyne1 (1500-1600) Latin anodynus, from Greek, from an- “without” + odyne “pain”an·o·dyne1 adjectiveanodyne2 nounChineseSyllable
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anodyne
an‧o‧dyne1 /ˈænədaɪn/ 
adjective formal
SYN bland:
anodyne topics of conversation
anodyne2 noun [countable]
1. technical a medicine that reduces pain
SYN painkiller
2. formal an activity or thing that comforts people
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adjective formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: anodynus, from Greek, from an- __without__ + odyne __pain__
expressed in a way that is unlikely to offend anyone Language: Latin
Origin: anodynus, from Greek, from an- __without__ + odyne __pain__
SYN bland:
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noun [countable]1. technical a medicine that reduces pain
SYN painkiller
2. formal an activity or thing that comforts people