Word · Frequency #14051
innocuous
无害的;不伤人的
核心释义
Harmless; not causing or intended to cause injury.
- 1.
无害的;不产生不良影响的。
Harmless; producing no ill effect.
- 2.
对身心无害的
not injurious to physical or mental health
- 3.
不冒犯的;不挑衅的;无可挑剔的。
Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.
- 4.
不会引起反对的
not causing disapproval
- 5.
无害的;无意或无力伤害的
lacking intent or capacity to injure
不冒犯的;不引起反感的;无害的;不产生不良影响的。;对身心无害的;不冒犯的;不挑衅的;无可挑剔的。;不会引起反对的
用法In use
The spider looked frightening, but it was actually innocuous.
用法提示:形容词,表示无害的,修饰蜘蛛的特性。
His comment seemed innocuous, but it offended several people.
用法提示:形容词,表示无伤大雅的,描述评论的性质。
Most household chemicals are not as innocuous as they appear.
用法提示:形容词,表示无害的,比较结构中使用。
it was an innocuous remark
confined himself to innocuous generalities
be innocuous
Most of the comments were innocuous.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- innocuous remark
- 无伤大雅的评论
- She made an innocuous remark about the weather.她随口说了句关于天气的无伤大雅的评论。
- innocuous question
- 无关痛痒的问题
- He asked an innocuous question about my weekend.他问了一个关于我周末的无关痛痒的问题。
- innocuous substance
- 无害物质
- The liquid is an innocuous substance commonly used in food.这种液体是一种常用于食品的无害物质。
- innocuous-looking
- 看似无害的
- The innocuous-looking package turned out to be a gift.那个看似无害的包裹其实是一份礼物。
- innocuous fun
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法:innocuous 拆成 in(不)+ no(没有)+ cuous,想象它对谁都没有伤害,所以是‘无害的;不冒犯的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、official statements、polite conversation 这个词多用于正式或书面语境,表示“无害的;不伤人的;不引起反感的”。日常口语中比较常见的是 harmless,而 innocuous 听起来更正式、略偏书面。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作表语或定语,后接介词to表示对...无害。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些 -uous 结尾的词大多读作 /juəs/ 或 /uəs/,但重音不同,因此与 innocuous /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/ 并不真正押韵。vacuous 和 conspicuous 与 innocuous 一样有 /kjuəs/ 尾音,但不是同韵。注意 innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ 和 inoculate /ɪˈnɑkjuleɪt/ 拼写相近,读音却不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.