obnoxious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ob·nox·ious /əbˈnɒkʃəs $ -ˈnɑːk-/ adjective UNPLEASANTvery offensive, unpleasant, or rude 惹人讨厌的;可憎的;粗暴无礼的 She’s really obnoxious. 她这人真讨厌。 an obnoxious idea 令人作呕的念头 obnoxious odours 难闻的气味 —obnoxiously adverb —obnoxiousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
obnoxious• And, and, oh, he was just obnoxious.• I have been in restaurants where the human customers have been loud, rude and obnoxious.• The slime they exude is obnoxious and slippery, and has the stench of rotting fish.• Once formed, the joints were internally sealed with pitch to prevent the escape of any obnoxious gases or liquids.• Eddie is an obnoxious, insecure creep.• And she had this really, really obnoxious look on her face.• obnoxious sewage smells• They were more often obnoxious than not, impatient with me because my services had been essentially imposed upon them.• This was particularly obnoxious to the truculent Arista.Origin obnoxious (1500-1600) Latin obnoxius, from noxa “harm”ob·nox·ious adjectiveChineseSyllable
unpleasant, Corpus very rude or offensive,
obnoxious
ob‧nox‧ious /əbˈnɒkʃəs $ -ˈnɑːk-/
adjective
She’s really obnoxious.
an obnoxious idea
obnoxious odours
—obnoxiously adverb
—obnoxiousness noun [uncountable]
ob‧nox‧ious /əbˈnɒkʃəs $ -ˈnɑːk-/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: obnoxius, from noxa 'harm'
very offensive, unpleasant, or rude:Language: Latin
Origin: obnoxius, from noxa 'harm'
—obnoxiously adverb
—obnoxiousness noun [uncountable]