1580s, "subject to the authority of another," from Latin obnoxiosus "hurtful, injurious," from obnoxius "subject, exposed to harm," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + noxa "injury, hurt, damage entailing liability" (see noxious). Meaning "subject to something harmful" is 1590s; meaning "offensive, hateful" is first recorded 1670s, influenced by noxious.
Obnoxious has two very different senses, one of which (exposed or open or liable to attack or injury) requires notice because its currency is now so restricted that it is puzzling to the uninstructed. It is the word's rightful or de jure meaning, and we may hope that scholarly writers will keep it alive. [Fowler]
Related: Obnoxiously; obnoxiousness.
实用例句
1. One of the parents was a most obnoxious character. No-one liked him.
其中一位家长极为惹人厌，没人喜欢他。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He is an obnoxious hick.
他是个讨厌的乡巴佬。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a thoroughly obnoxious little man
可恶至极的家伙
来自《权威词典》
4. His disgusting table manners made him obnoxious to me.
他那令人厌恶的吃相使我反感.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. My brother - in - law is an obnoxious know - it - all.
