jinx
/dʒɪŋks/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒɪŋks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjiŋ(k)s/ (ame, mw)
jinx — 名詞
1. an unlucky influence that seems to follow someone, a team, or a place around so
厄運；掃把星
帶來壞運氣的人事物
an unlucky influence that seems to follow someone, a team, or a place around so things keep going wrong; also, someone or something widely blamed for causing such a streak of misfortune — for example, a baseball cap a player wears only when their team loses, or a friend who jokes about an upcoming match.
Mira blamed her broken wrist on the family jinx that always struck during ski trips.
Mira 把自己手腕骨折歸咎於那個每次滑雪都會出事的家族厄運。
noun + on someone/something — naming the unlucky influence
After three flat tyres last week, Vikram joked that there was a jinx on his delivery van.
上週爆了三次胎，Vikram 開玩笑說他那輛送貨車一定是中了厄運。
common collocation: a jinx on something
Many players believe the old stadium is a jinx, since the home team always loses finals there.
很多球員相信那座老球場就是個掃把星，因為主隊在那裡每場決賽都輸。
Hiro refused to wear the green jersey, calling it a jinx after two losing seasons.
在連輸兩季之後，Hiro 不肯再穿那件綠色球衣，說它根本是厄運。
Rachel laughed and called her younger brother a complete jinx whenever he watched her tennis matches.
Rachel 笑著說，每次她打網球只要弟弟在旁邊看，弟弟就是個十足的掃把星。
- lucky charm
an object or person believed to bring good luck instead
文法句型
a jinx on someone/something
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed pattern 'a jinx on X' or as a complement after 'be' ('You're a jinx'). Subject of belief, not literal claim — speakers usually know the bad luck has no real cause.
常見錯誤
jinx — 動詞
- jinxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jinxeshe / she / it
- jinxedpast simple
- jinxing-ing form
1. to make a person, plan, or event start to go wrong, especially by mentioning a h
烏鴉嘴
因說出口而帶來壞運
to make a person, plan, or event start to go wrong, especially by mentioning a hoped-for good outcome out loud before it has actually happened.
Don't tell your manager about the promotion yet — Tendai says talking about it will jinx the whole thing.
先別跟主管提升職的事，Tendai 說講出來會烏鴉嘴害整件事告吹。
typical use: speaking aloud is what does the jinxing
Manuela whispered the score so even her daughter couldn't hear, terrified of jinxing the game.
Manuela 把比分壓低到連女兒都聽不到，深怕一說出口就會烏鴉嘴害球隊輸。
verb + noun (event/outcome)
Every road trip the Okafor family plans seems to get jinxed by a storm or a flat tyre.
Okafor 一家每次計畫公路旅行，好像都會被一場暴雨或爆胎觸到霉頭。
Élise crossed her fingers, worried that praising the chef early would jinx the rest of the meal.
Élise 偷偷交叉手指，擔心太早稱讚主廚會烏鴉嘴害壞接下來的整頓飯。
Tariq insisted he had jinxed his own team by wearing the wrong scarf to the final.
Tariq 堅持說自己穿錯圍巾去看決賽，根本是自己烏鴉嘴害了球隊。
- bless
to bring good fortune rather than misfortune
文法句型
jinx someone/something
be jinxed
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('the project was jinxed from the start') or used in warnings before something good is about to happen ('don't jinx it'). The object is almost always something the speaker WANTS to succeed — you don't 'jinx' a thing you wanted to fail.