poisonous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
    — While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans.
  2. Of an animal such as a snake or spider, or parts of its body: producing a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting poison. proscribed,sometimes
    — Poisonous snakes should only be handled by experienced professionals.
  3. Negative, harmful. figuratively
    — He didn't want to end up like his grandfather, bitter and intractable, consumed in his hatred like an addict on haze — a poisonous attitude that would possess him all his remaining years.

词形变化

more poisonous comparative most poisonous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
autopoisonous fruit of the poisonous tree nonpoisonous poisonous compliment poisonously poisonousness unpoisonous

词源

From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse. By surface analysis, poison + -ous.
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