jinx

jinx

英 [dʒɪŋks]
　　美 [dʒɪŋks]

n. 厄運；不祥的人或事物
　　vt. 使倒黴；給…帶來厄運

中文詞源：

jinx 黴運，厄運

可能來自拉丁語iynx,歪脖子鳥。這種鳥脖子能180度旋轉，並發出蛇一樣的噝噝聲，在古代用於巫術占卜，下咒，引申詞義黴運，厄運。

例句：

1. He was beginning to think he was a jinx.
他開始認為自己是個倒黴蛋。

2. I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car.
我看這輛汽車是災星。

3. The injury jinx has struck Real Madrid.
隊員受傷的厄運降臨到皇傢馬德裡隊的頭上.

4. I'm sure there's a jinx on this car.
我確信這輛轎車帶來厄運.

5. The team seems to have shaken off the jinx that's been dogging them for months.
這支隊伍好像已經擺脫瞭數月來一直纏著他們的厄運.