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be inoffensive
强调某事物不会引起反感或冒犯。
His comments were perfectly inoffensive.
他的评论完全无害，不会冒犯任何人。
无害的；不冒犯人的；不令人讨厌的
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无害的；不冒犯人的；不令人讨厌的
not causing anger or annoyance; giving no offense
His comments were perfectly inoffensive.
他的评论完全无害，不会冒犯任何人。
不冒犯的。
not offensive
无害的。
harmless
The documentary offered an inoffensive overview of the city's history, suitable for all ages.
这部纪录片对这座城市的历史作了不冒犯人的概述，适合所有年龄段的人。
She tried to make an inoffensive joke, but nobody laughed.
她试图开一个不冒犯人的玩笑，但没人笑。
The hotel room was clean, quiet, and inoffensive, so we had no complaints.
这个酒店房间干净、安静、不令人讨厌，所以我们没有怨言。
强调某事物不会引起反感或冒犯。
His comments were perfectly inoffensive.
他的评论完全无害，不会冒犯任何人。
表示主观看法，认为某事物不令人讨厌。
Most people find the new design inoffensive.
大多数人觉得这个新设计没什么可反感的。
介词 to 后接可能受影响的人，强调对某人而言不冒犯。
The joke was inoffensive to everyone in the room.
这个笑话没有冒犯房间里的任何人。
Not this
He is an inoffensive.
Use this
He is an inoffensive person.
在 an + 形容词 的单数结构中，形容词不能替代被修饰的名词；想表达“一个不冒犯人的/不讨厌的人”应说 an inoffensive person，不能只说 an inoffensive。
Not this
His comments were inoffensive his colleagues.
Use this
His comments were inoffensive to his colleagues.
inoffensive 是形容词，不能直接跟宾语；表示“对某人不冒犯”时要用介词 to 引出对象，构成 inoffensive to someone。
Not this
He gave an inofensive reply.
Use this
He gave an inoffensive reply.
拼写错误：inoffensive 由 in- + offensive 构成，offensive 中有两个 f，所以不能漏写一个 f 而拼成 inofensive。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不冒犯人的话
He made an inoffensive remark about the weather.
他说了一句关于天气的、不会冒犯人的话。
不难闻的气味
The cleaner leaves a mild, inoffensive smell.
这种清洁剂会留下一种淡淡的、不难闻的气味。
不会引起不快的话题
Let's stick to an inoffensive topic at dinner.
晚餐时我们还是谈不会引起不快的话题吧。
不讨人厌的人
She is an inoffensive person who gets along with everyone.
她是个不讨人厌的人，和大家都相处得来。
不刺耳的背景音乐
The hotel played quiet, inoffensive background music.
酒店播放了轻柔、不刺耳的背景音乐。
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in-（否定）+ offensive（冒犯的）→ 完全没有攻击性，无害、不惹人厌。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、委婉评价 该词通常用于中性或正式语境，多指言行或事物不会冒犯他人，日常对话和书面写作中都比较常见。
以上词语都与 inoffensive 押韵：重读音节都以 /-ɛnsɪv/ 结尾。注意拼写相近的 -tive 词，如 attentive /əˈtɛntɪv/（专心的）和 inventive /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/（有创造力的），结尾发音是 /tɪv/，与 -ensive 的 /ɛnsɪv/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.