innocuous

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·noc·u·ous /ɪˈnɒkjuəs $ ɪˈnɑːk-/ adjective  HARM/BE BAD FOROFFENDnot offensive, dangerous, or harmful 无冒犯之意的；不危险的；无害的 SYN harmless an innocuous remark 无恶意的话 He’s a perfectly innocuous young man. 他是个毫无恶意的年轻人。 —innocuously adverb

Examples from the Corpus

innocuous• The producer dismissed the comment as quite innocuous.• innocuous chemicals• The murder suspect was an innocuous-looking man with wire-framed glasses.• Someone stood up and asked the professor an apparently innocuous question about his laboratory work.• The interviewer only asked boring, innocuous questions.Origin innocuous (1500-1600) Latin innocuus, from nocere; → INNOCENT1

in·noc·u·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable  

offensive, not Corpus dangerous, or harmful

innocuous
in‧noc‧u‧ous /ɪˈnɒkjuəs $ ɪˈnɑːk-/ adjectivenot offensive, dangerous, or harmful
   SYN  harmless:
    an innocuous remark
    He’s a perfectly innocuous young man.
—innocuously adverb

in·nocu·ousBrE /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈnɑːkjuəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not intended or likely 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。🔊🔊not harmful or dangerous 无害的；无危险的 SYN harmless ◆an innocuous substance无害物质▸ in·nocu·ous·ly BrE /ɪˈnɒkjuəsli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈnɑːkjuəsli/ 🔊 adverb