jinx

Having a black cat cross your path is considered a jinx in many cultures.

在许多文化中，黑猫从你面前穿过被认为是厄运的象征。

用法提示：此处 jinx 作名词，意为带来厄运的事物或预兆。

He believed that the old mirror was a jinx, so he refused to keep it in his house.

他相信那面旧镜子会带来厄运，所以拒绝把它留在家里。

用法提示：jinx 作名词，指被视为不祥之物的具体物品。

The team's losing streak started after that superstition; they thought it was a jinx.

球队的连败始于那次迷信事件；他们认为那是一种厄运。

用法提示：jinx 作名词，指导致连续失败的不祥因素。