anodyne
adj. 止痛的; 镇痛的; 不会冒犯任何人的; 四平八稳的
If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.
他们的季度会议乏善可陈。
1. a medicine used to relieve pain
1. capable of relieving pain;
Their quarterly meetings were anodyne affairs.
他们的季度会议乏善可陈。
It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.
这是他们的人生乐趣, 他们的一时荒唐, 他们的止痛药, 他们的脑力刺激剂.
Although rejected in favour of an anodyne text, this idea was significant.
虽然这个想法最终被拒绝,并代之以缓和矛盾的折衷版本, 但其意味非浅.
At the time, I thought that passage was pretty anodyne ( Conor Cruise O'Brien )
那时, 我认为那篇文章相当乏味 ( 康纳克鲁斯奥布赖恩 )
An anodyne so sweet.
片甜甜的止痛药.