1590s, from Latin innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from *nok-s-, suffixed form of PIE root *nek- (1) "death" (see necro-). Related: Innocuously; innocuousness.
雙語例句
1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.
那像是一句毫無惡意的話。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her.
這個問題看來沒什么惡意, 可我仍然不相信她.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The liquid looked fairly innocuous.
這種液體看來沒什么危險.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.
即使無害的物質(zhì)在藥物測試中有時也會呈陽性.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.