| 单词 | noxious |
| 释义 | noxious (once / 2780 pages) adj Something noxious is harmful and could be even fatal — whether it is colorless, odorless, and invisible like carbon monoxide, or dark, strong-smelling, and obvious, like black smoke from a fire. People are called noxious too when they hurt others with cruelty or mental anguish. English and Latin roots for noxious are related to the meanings of "harm," "damage," and "injury." While obnoxious might come to mind when seeing the word noxious, obnoxious is a much less damaging adjective to describe someone annoying. Most uses for noxious involve real physical or emotional damage unless the word is used in exaggeration. Examples range from "the noxious gas fumes made the dog pass out" to "his cologne was so noxious I had to exit the elevator and take the stairs." WORD FAMILYnoxious: innoxious, noxiously, noxiousness+/innoxious: innoxiously USAGE EXAMPLESThe weakest protest holds that any noxious views are mitigated, or even annulled, by the greatness of Bach’s music. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Buses and taxis chug along emitting diesel fumes day and night, while tall buildings trap the noxious gases for pedestrians to breathe. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Unmoderated online comment forums are magnets for noxious speech. Salon(Dec 19, 2016) adj injurious to physical or mental health noxious chemical wastes noxious ideas Syn|Ant harmful causing or capable of causing harm baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentexceedingly harmful corrupting, degradingharmful to the mind or morals vesicant, vesicatorycausing blisters toxicof or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison unwholesomedetrimental to physical or moral well-being innocuous not injurious to physical or mental health harmlessnot causing or capable of causing harm innoxioushaving no adverse effect |
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