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单词 innocuous
释义 in·noc·u·ous
\(ˈ)i|näkyəwəs, əˈn-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in- in- (I) + -nocuus (from nocēre to harm, hurt) — more at noxious
1. : producing no ill effect : working no injury : harmless
 < preliminary tests have proved it to be innocuousJournal of Chem. Education >
2.
 a. : not likely to arouse animus or give offense : inoffensive
  < confined himself to innocuous generalities >
 b. : not likely to arouse strong feelings : lacking the capacity to excite
  < elaborate concealment of innocuous regions — P.M.Gregory >
  or move : pallid, insipid, insignificant
  < a pleasant but innocuous suite — Arthur Berger >
in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb
in·noc·u·ous·ness noun -es
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