toxic

形容词 adj.
/ˈtɒk.sɪk/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
    — Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.
  2. Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
    — The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.
  3. Severely negative or harmful. figuratively
    — a toxic environment that promoted bullying
  4. Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic. figuratively
    — It is not good to be around toxic people.

词形变化

more toxic comparative most toxic superlative

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Etymology tree
Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der.
Latin toxicum
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin toxicusbor.
French toxiquebor.
English toxic
Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
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