late 16th cent. (in the sense vulnerable (to harm)): from Latin obnoxiosus, from obnoxiusexposed to harm, from ob-towards + noxaharm. The current sense, influenced by noxious, dates from the late 17th cent
網絡釋義
-obnoxious
1 . 可憎的
obmutescence 死不吭聲obnoxious可憎的oboe 雙簧管
2 . 引起反感的
obmutescence 失音obnoxious引起反感的obnubilation 神志不清
3 . 令人討厭
why is he so huge and obnoxious., 為什么他如此巨大而有令人討厭呢.