obnoxious

adj. 讨厌的；可憎的；不愉快的

中文词源

obnoxious 可憎的，可恶的

ob-,在上，表强调，-nox,伤害，杀死，词源同noxious,necrosis.引申词义即其讨厌的，可憎的。

obnoxious: obnoxious: see noxious
obnoxious (adj.): 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.

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。

5. My brother - in - law is an obnoxious know - it - all.: 我的姐夫是个讨人厌的自以为是万事通的家伙.