hexed
hexed — noun
- hexedsingular
- hexedsplural
1. a magic curse that is intended to bring someone bad luck, illness, or other trou
a magic curse that is intended to bring someone bad luck, illness, or other trouble.
In the tale, a witch's hex turned the prince into a frog for a hundred years.
collocation: witch's hex / put a hex on
Min believed someone had placed a hex on her family after their house caught fire.
Noa bought a small amulet to protect herself from any hex directed at her.
The old story says a hex dried up the village well for seven summers.
- blessing
a magical or spiritual wish for good fortune, the opposite of a hex
文法句型
put/place a hex on someone
用法筆記
The noun form is most commonly used in the fixed phrase 'put/place a hex on someone' or 'under a hex'.
常見錯誤
hexed — verb
- hexedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hexeds3rd person singular
- hexeding-ing form
- hexededpast simple
1. to use magic to put a curse on a person or thing so that bad things happen to th
to use magic to put a curse on a person or thing so that bad things happen to them.
The villagers believed an angry spirit had hexed their crops, causing them to wither.
passive: be hexed by
Rania felt someone had hexed her when she lost her keys and missed the train.
In the play, the fairy queen hexes the knight for refusing to help find her crown.
Brandon joked the old car must be hexed because it breaks down every single week.
Legend says the tomb was hexed so anyone entering it would suffer bad luck.
- bless
to wish good fortune on someone, the opposite of hexing
文法句型
hex + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is often used informally or humorously when a series of unlucky events happens. It can also appear in the passive: 'I feel hexed today.'
常見錯誤
hexed — adjective
- hexedpositive
- more hexedcomparative
- most hexedsuperlative
1. describing an object that has six straight edges joined at six corners, like a h
describing an object that has six straight edges joined at six corners, like a hexagon.
The garden had a hexagonal wooden table with a chair on each of its six sides.
position: before noun
Nora ordered hexagonal tiles for a bathroom renovation she was planning last spring.
The new library has a hexagonal window above the entrance, filling the hall with light.
Bees use a hexagonal pattern in their honeycombs because it holds the most honey.
- hexagonal
the standard formal term; 'hexed' is only used in informal contexts
文法句型
hexed + noun
用法筆記
'Hexed' as a shortened form of 'hexagonal' is informal. In technical or formal writing, use 'hexagonal' instead.
2. relating to a number system that uses sixteen digits (0–9 followed by A–F) inste
relating to a number system that uses sixteen digits (0–9 followed by A–F) instead of the usual ten, used mainly in computing and digital electronics.
The programmer converted the colour value from decimal to a hex format for the website.
domain: computing
Eleni learned to read hex code while studying data storage in her computer science class.
In memory dumps, addresses appear as a long hex string of digits and letters.
The error log showed a hex address that helped Kwame find the bug.
- hexadecimal
the full standard term; 'hexed' is an informal shortening
- hex
the most common short form among programmers; 'hexed' is less standard
- decimal
base-10 numbering, the standard human number system
文法句型
hexed + noun (computing term)
用法筆記
'Hexed' as a shortened form of 'hexadecimal' is informal slang used mainly by programmers. The standard term in both writing and speech is 'hexadecimal' or simply 'hex'.