poisonous 有毒的 the dumping of toxic waste. 有毒廢物的傾倒。 alcohol is toxic to the ovaries. 酒精對卵巢有害。 ■of or relating to poison (與)毒藥(有關(guān))的 toxic hazards. 中毒的危險。 ■caused by poison 由毒藥產(chǎn)生的 toxic liver injury. 中毒性肝臟損傷。 ■(N. Amer.)highly unpleasant or harmful (北美)令人極度不快的;非常有害的 a toxic public relations situation. 公共關(guān)系極度緊張的狀況。
noun
(toxics)poisonous substances 有毒物質(zhì),毒藥
派生 toxically adverb toxicity noun 語源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin toxicus 'poisoned', from Latin toxicum 'poison', from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for) arrows', from toxon 'bow'