Apr 30, 2007 04:22
17 yrs ago
English term

inoffensive

English to Chinese Medical Medical (general)
Here, a cup of typical "rice-water" stool from a cholera patient shows flecks of mucus that have settled to the bottom. 这是一杯来自霍乱患者的典型的“米泔水”粪便,显示粘液微粒沉淀于杯底。 These stools are inoffensive, with a faint fishy odor. They are isotonic with plasma, and contain high levels of sodium, potassium and bicarbonate. They also contain extraordinary quantities of Vibrio cholerae bacterial organisms. 这些粪便并不很臭,带有淡鱼腥味。它们与血浆等渗,并含有高浓度的钠、钾和碳酸氢盐。它们还含有大量的霍乱弧菌

inoffensive:是不是看起来并不恶心的意思?

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对。并不令人作呕, 略微有些鱼腥气味
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agree Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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agree tianhe51
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "谢谢,不令人作呕,这个词很好,既可以指闻起来,也可以指看起来."
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闻起来不太臭

不确定,但我觉得就是闻起来不太臭的意思,不是指看起来怎么样。
你 quote 的那个汉语翻译还是挺准确的,我觉得。

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-04-30 04:39:05 GMT)
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我在 MSDS 中见到过形容挥发气体对人的影响,就有是否可察觉,是否offensive,还有是否tolerable 的描述,当然那里的 offensive就是指是否刺鼻,或简单说,有刺激性。
Peer comment(s):

agree Wenjer Leuschel (X)
1 hr
Thank you Wenjer!
agree Shirley Lao
4 hrs
Thank you Shirley!
agree Huijun Suo : 现代汉语词典:臭:(气味)难闻(跟“香”相对),臭气,臭味儿。当然也刺鼻啦。
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Thank you Huijun! Great reference here.
agree Hanyi Magnusson
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Thank you Hanyi!
agree karcsy
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Thank you Karcsy!
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9 mins

无害的/不具有传染性的

字典里inoffensive也有“harmless"的意思。

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-04-30 04:34:18 GMT)
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都散发出“淡淡的鱼腥臭”了,而且还是"rice-water"状的,估计看起来应该比较恶心了吧。:-) 所以,我觉得可能不会是“不恶心的”,而可能是“无害的/不具有传染性的”。

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-30 04:53:49 GMT)
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Sorry, 不懂专业,我还以为这里说的stool没有传染性呢。:-)
Note from asker:
里面含大量的霍乱菌,是传染源
Peer comment(s):

agree licullen : I think it refers to "无害的" in this context.
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无刺激臭

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