| 单词 | inoffensive |
| 释义 | inoffensive (once / 3010 pages) adj Things that are inoffensive are perfectly pleasant — they don't disturb or upset anyone. Your next door neighbor may annoy you with his late-night drumming sessions and wild parties, while your neighbor on the other side is completely inoffensive, living a quiet life and waving to you each morning in a friendly way. Things that bother, upset, or offend you are offensive, from the Latin root offendere, "to strike against," or "to displease or provoke." When you add the "not" prefix in- to it, you get inoffensive. WORD FAMILYinoffensive: inoffensively+/counteroffensive: counteroffensives/offend: offended, offender, offending, offends, offensive/offended: offendedly/offender: offenders/offending: unoffending/offensive: counteroffensive, inoffensive, offensively, offensiveness, offensives/unoffending: unoffendingly USAGE EXAMPLESThis seemingly inoffensive portrait of a smiling young royal in a sensible hat was to become the focus of controversy. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) It is inoffensive, bland and can provide a good half-hour's chat, if done well. BBC(Nov 23, 2016) Elsewhere, LG’s interface changes are mostly inoffensive, but they result in a phone that feels less smooth than the Pixel. The Verge(Oct 31, 2016) 1adj giving no offense a quiet inoffensive man a refreshing inoffensive stimulant Syn|Ant innocuous, unobjectionable not causing disapproval offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses evilmorally bad or wrong hatefulevoking or deserving hatred abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveoffensive to the mind charnel, ghastly, sepulchralgruesomely indicative of death or the dead creepyannoying and unpleasant disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yuckyhighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust ghoulish, morbidsuggesting the horror of death and decay hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageousgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror objectionable, obnoxiouscausing disapproval or protest rankvery offensive in smell or taste scrimydirty and disgusting verminousof the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive unpalatablenot pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind unpleasantdisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings 2adj not causing anger or annoyance inoffensive behavior Syn|Ant unoffending offenceless, offenseless incapable of offending or attacking offensive causing anger or annoyance harmfulcausing or capable of causing harm abusive, opprobrious, scurrilousexpressing offensive reproach disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous 3adj substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one Syn|Ant euphemistic dysphemistic, offensive substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one |
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