charmed

/tʃɑːmd/ (bre, ipa) · /tʃɑːrmd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchärmd/ (ame, mw)

charmed — adjective

  • charmedpositive
  • charmedercomparative
  • charmedestsuperlative

1. Pleased and won over by someone's appeal or polite manner; sometimes used as a c

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Pleased and won over by someone's appeal or polite manner; sometimes used as a courteous reply on first meeting a person.

例句

Hao felt charmed by the old waiter's gentle humour at the village restaurant.

predicative use: be charmed by + person

Élise was completely charmed by the polite way Tendai welcomed her into the office.

同義詞
  • delighted

    more general and modern; doesn't carry the courtly tone

  • enchanted

    stronger; suggests a stronger spell-like effect on the person

  • captivated

    implies attention is held, not just pleasure

  • smitten

    informal; usually a romantic attraction

反義詞
  • unimpressed

    everyday opposite when no positive feeling is produced

  • put off

    informal; emphasises a negative reaction

文法句型

be charmed by + noun

I'm charmed (to meet you)

用法筆記

Predicative only — you say 'I was charmed by the place', not 'a charmed visitor'. The free-standing 'Charmed' as a reply to an introduction sounds dated and is mostly used playfully or ironically today.

常見錯誤

❌A charmed audience clapped loudly.
✅The audience, charmed by the performance, clapped loudly.
💡in this sense 'charmed' cannot sit before a noun; rephrase as predicative or as a reduced clause.

2. Remarkably lucky over a long period — walking away safe from accidents, illnesse

2.形容詞C1
釋義

Remarkably lucky over a long period — walking away safe from accidents, illnesses, or hard times that hurt other people. Almost always used in the set phrase 'a charmed life'.

例句

The old sailor led a charmed life: three shipwrecks, not one broken bone.

fixed phrase: lead a charmed life

Roya has had a charmed life on tour, finishing two seasons without missing a show.

have a charmed life + work context

同義詞
  • lucky

    everyday word for the same idea; works for one event too

  • fortunate

    more formal; not tied to the 'a ___ life' frame

  • blessed

    carries a religious or grateful tone

反義詞
  • ill-fated

    formal; opposite suggesting bad luck across a life or project

  • cursed

    stronger; suggests something supernatural causes the bad luck

文法句型

lead / live / have a charmed life

用法筆記

Almost always inside the fixed phrase 'a charmed life' with the verb 'lead', 'live', or 'have'. Used freely outside that phrase only by older writers; modern speakers replace it with 'lucky' or 'fortunate' elsewhere.

常見錯誤

❌I had a very charmed day yesterday.
✅I had a very lucky day yesterday.
💡'charmed' for one short event sounds strange; the lucky sense covers a long stretch of life, not one afternoon.