obnoxious

adjective
🔊/əbˈnɒkʃəs/
🔊/əbˈnɑːkʃəs/
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  1. extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people极讨厌的;可憎的;令人作呕的 synonym offensive
    • obnoxious behaviour讨厌的行为
    • a thoroughly obnoxious little man可恶至极的家伙
    • obnoxious odours难闻的气味
    • The movie is loud and obnoxious.这部电影响亮而令人讨厌。
    • I find her really obnoxious.我觉得她真的很讨厌。
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘vulnerable to harm’): from Latin obnoxiosus, from obnoxius ‘exposed to harm’, from ob- ‘towards’ + noxa ‘harm’. The current sense, influenced by noxious, dates from the late 17th cent.