jinx
jinxnoun- a person or thing that brings bad luck
不祥的人或物;凶煞;灾星
verb- [with obj.](一般作 be jinxed)bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on
使倒霉;诅咒,使中邪
the play is jinxed.
此戏注定失败。
语源- early 20th cent. (originally US): probably a variant of jynx 'wryneck' (because the bird was used in witchcraft)
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