hexed

IPA/heks/
IPA/heks/

hexed — 名詞

  • hexedsingular
  • hexedsplural

1. a magic curse that is intended to bring someone bad luck, illness, or other trou

1.名詞B1
釋義

詛咒

用魔法降災的咒語

a magic curse that is intended to bring someone bad luck, illness, or other trouble.

例句

In the tale, a witch's hex turned the prince into a frog for a hundred years.

故事中,女巫的詛咒把王子變成一隻青蛙,持續了一百年。

collocation: witch's hex / put a hex on

Min believed someone had placed a hex on her family after their house caught fire.

敏家房子失火後,她相信有人對她家下了詛咒。

常見搭配
  • put a hex on
  • place a hex on
  • under a hex
  • break a hex
  • cast a hex
  • witch's hex
同義詞
  • curse

    a broader term; a hex is a type of curse, but 'curse' can also be non-magical (e.g. a curse of bad luck)

  • jinx

    less serious than a hex, often used playfully or for minor bad luck; does not require magic

  • spell

    a more general term for any magical effect; a hex is a harmful spell

反義詞
  • 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

The witch put a hexed on the princess.
The witch put a hex on the princess.
The noun form is 'hex', not 'hexed'; 'hexed' is the adjective or past participle.

hexed — 動詞

hexed — 形容詞

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • put a hex on
  • under a hex
  • break a hex
  • remove a hex
  • feel hexed
  • act hexed

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