jinx

名词 jinx:

1. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
   同义词：jonah
2. an evil spell
   同义词：hex, curse, whammy

动词 jinx:

1. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
   同义词：hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant
2. foredoom to failure

1. There's a jinx on/Someone's put a jinx on this car: it's always giving me trouble.
   这辆汽车上有什麽妨人的东西，总给我找麻烦。
2. I've been jinxed!
   我一直走背运！
3. I think this computer must be jinxed it's always breaking down.
   这计算机一定闹鬼了--总出毛病。

jinx

n.（名词）
A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck.
不详的人或物：被认为会带来厄运的人或物
A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.
凶咎，厄运：看起来是由某个特定的人或物造成的一种坏状况或倒霉的阶段
v.tr.（及物动词）
jinxed,jinx.ing,jinx.es
To bring bad luck to.
带来坏运气

来源：
Possibly from jynx [wryneck (from its use in witchcraft)]
可能源自 jynx [蚁鴷（来自于它在巫术中的使用）]
from Latin iynx
源自 拉丁语 iynx
from Greek iunx
源自 希腊语 iunx
perhaps from iuzein [to call, cry]
可能源自 iuzein [叫喊，哭泣]