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单词 noxious
释义 nox·ious
\ˈnäkshəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin noxius, from noxa damage, offense, harm; akin to Latin nocēre to harm, nec-, nex violent death, Greek nekros dead body, Sanskrit naśyati he disappears, perishes
1. : harmful or destructive to man or to other organisms
 < dust, fumes, effluvia, sometimes noxious for human organisms — Lewis Mumford >
 < the noxious wastes in the stream killed the fish >
 < noxious weeds that prevent the growth of food plants >
2. : having or regarded as capable of having a harmful influence on thought or behavior : injurious, pernicious
 < a noxious book >
 < a noxious doctrine >
 < a noxious system of education >
3. : distasteful, obnoxious
 < this noxious political scandal — H.L.Ickes >
 < the Transcendentalists and their noxious crew — Van Wyck Brooks >
Synonyms: see pernicious
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