jinx
jinx — 名詞
1. a state of repeated bad luck that seems to attach to someone or a place; alterna
霉運；掃帚星
持續的壞運氣，或被認為帶來厄運的人或物
a state of repeated bad luck that seems to attach to someone or a place; alternatively, someone or something people blame when misfortune keeps occurring
Eve thought the old house had a jinx — every new family there met with trouble.
Eve 覺得那間老房子被下了詛咒——搬進去的每一戶人家都會遇到麻煩。
collocation: a jinx on [place/person]
Min half-jokingly called himself a jinx — the computer crashed every time he typed.
Min 半開玩笑地說自己是掃帚星——因為他用電腦時，電腦總會當機。
countable: a jinx = a person who brings bad luck
For years the team thought the number thirteen jersey was jinxed, so nobody wore it.
多年來球隊一直認為十三號球衣被詛咒了，所以沒人穿它。
Rafael refused to carry an umbrella indoors because his grandmother called it a jinx.
Rafael 拒絕在室內撐傘，因為奶奶說那樣會招來霉運。
- curse
stronger and more supernatural; 'curse' implies deliberate magic, while 'jinx' can just be accidental bad luck
- hex
more specific to witchcraft; 'hex' always involves a spell, whereas 'jinx' can be an unexplained pattern of misfortune
- bad luck
not a direct synonym for the person/thing sense; 'bad luck' describes the outcome, not the supposed cause
- good luck charm
a person or thing believed to bring good fortune instead of bad
文法句型
a jinx
jinx on + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern 'a jinx on [something]' when describing a supposed curse. Frequently appears in informal, superstitious contexts — it is not used in formal writing about actual cause and effect.
常見錯誤
jinx — 動詞
- jinxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jinxeshe / she / it
- jinxedpast simple
- jinxing-ing form
1. to cause someone or something to have misfortune, especially by mentioning a pos
帶來厄運
提到好事後，導致事情反而失敗
to cause someone or something to have misfortune, especially by mentioning a positive outcome just before it fails to happen — for example, telling a friend 'You are sure to win' right before they lose the match
Apinya refused to talk about her interview, afraid she would jinx her chances.
Apinya 在前往面試的路上不肯談話，怕會為自己的機會帶來厄運。
Stefan warned his teammates not to celebrate early, afraid they would jinx themselves.
Stefan 警告隊友別太早慶祝，免得觸霉頭害比賽失利。
collocation: jinx oneself
Brooke felt she jinxed the trip by praising the weather just before the rain came.
Brooke 覺得自己因為在雨來之前稱讚天氣好，而給整趟旅行帶來厄運。
Lukas knocked on wood after boasting about his business, hoping not to jinx it.
Lukas 誇耀自己的生意順利之後敲了敲木頭，希望不會帶來厄運。
- bless
to bring good fortune or divine favour upon someone
文法句型
jinx + noun phrase
jinx + noun phrase + by + verb-ing
用法筆記
Frequently used in a 'do not jinx it!' warning pattern when someone talks too confidently about a hoped-for result. The person being warned has not actually caused anything — the word expresses a superstitious belief, not a real causal claim.