innocuous

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·nocu·ous BrE [ɪˈnɒkjuəs] NAmE [ɪˈnɑːkjuəs] adjective (formal)
1. not intended to offend or upset anyone
Syn: ↑harmless
•It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.
2. not harmful or dangerous
•an innocuous substance
Syn: ↑harmless

Word Origin:
[innocuous] late 16th cent.: from Latin innocuus, from in- ‘not’ + nocuus ‘injurious’, from nocere ‘to hurt’.

Example Bank:
•The liquid looked fairly innocuous.
•The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her.
•Some mushrooms look innocuous but are actually very poisonous.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  innocent, unobjectionable