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cursed

UK //kɜːst//US //kɜːrst//

词源

源自古英语 'cursian'(诅咒),可能受到古诺尔斯语 'korsa'(诅咒)的影响,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。

adjective

❶ 被诅咒的,指因某种超自然力量或恶毒言语而遭受不幸或厄运的状态。常用于描述物品、地点或人。

“The cursed ring brought misfortune to everyone who owned it.”

(这枚被诅咒的戒指给每个拥有它的人都带来了不幸。)

“They believed the old house was cursed by a witch.”

(他们相信这栋老房子被女巫诅咒了。)

❶ 令人烦恼的或讨厌的,常用于口语中表达对某事的不满或抱怨。

“I can't get this cursed zipper to work!”

(这个该死的拉链我怎么都拉不上!)

“The cursed traffic made me late for the meeting.”

(这该死的交通让我开会迟到了。)

同义词:hexed, doomed, damned, jinxed, blighted

常见短语

cursed with — 被某种不幸或讨厌的事物所困扰,通常指长期或无法摆脱的问题。

“She was cursed with bad luck all her life.”

(她一生都被厄运所困扰。)

cursed be — 一种强烈的诅咒表达,常见于文学或愤怒的语境中。

“"Cursed be the day I met you!" he shouted in anger.”

("我遇见你的那一天真该被诅咒!"他愤怒地喊道。)