innocuous

• adj.無害；害がない

in-, not, non-, -noc, harm, 語源的にはnoxious, nuisanceと同じ。

innocuous (adj.)

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.

1. It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.

それは悪意のない言葉のようだ。

2.The question appeared innocuous enough，but I still did not trust her.

この問題は悪意がないように見えますが、私はまだ彼女を信用していません。

3.The liquid looked fairly innocuous .

この液体はあまり危険ではないようだ。

4.Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.

無害な物質でも薬物試験で陽性になることがある。

5.Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.

この2種類のキノコは無害に見えるが、実際には致命的だ。