形容詞 noxious:

1. injurious to physical or mental health
   同義詞：harmful

1. Epimetheus had in his house a jar, in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting man for his new abode, he had had no occasion.
   厄庇墨透斯的家里放著一個甕，里面裝著一些害人精。他因為一直忙著打點(diǎn)人類在新住地安身，還沒有顧得上處理它們。
2. Chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed.
   化學(xué)物質(zhì)混合后會放出有毒氣體
3. Noxious chemical wastes.
   有毒化學(xué)廢棄物

nox.ious

adj.（形容詞）
Harmful to living things; injurious to health:
有害的：對生物有害的；對健康有害的：
例句：
noxious chemical wastes.
有毒化學(xué)廢棄物

Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting:
有害的：對心靈或道德有害的；腐敗的：
例句：
noxious ideas.
傷風(fēng)敗俗的思想

來源：
Middle English noxius
中古英語 noxius
from Latin
源自 拉丁語
from noxa [damage] * see nek-
源自 noxa [毀壞] *參見 nek-

【引伸】
noxiously
adv.（副詞）
nox.iousness
n.（名詞）