jinx

フラグを立てる、縁起の悪いことを言う

順調だ、必ずうまくいくと言ったせいで、逆に悪い結果を招くとされること。

やさしい英語で： To supposedly spoil a good situation by saying confidently that things are going well or will go well.

• Don't jinx it by saying we'll win.
• I said the journey was easy and immediately jinxed it.
• Have we jinxed our chances by celebrating too soon?

類義語： tempt fate

よく使う表現： don't jinx it, jinx our chances, jinx the result

不運をもたらす

人や出来事、活動に不運をもたらす。

やさしい英語で： To bring bad luck to a person, event, or activity.

• That shirt always jinxes us.
• He thought his presence had jinxed the team.
• Don't bring that unlucky hat; you'll jinx the game.

類義語： curse, bring bad luck to

よく使う表現： jinx the team, jinx someone's chances, jinx the game

呪う、魔法をかける

普通は害を与えるために、人や物に魔法をかける。

やさしい英語で： To put a magic spell on someone or something, usually to cause harm.

• The witch jinxed the door.
• A wizard had jinxed the ring before hiding it.
• Can she jinx someone just by looking at them?

類義語： curse, hex, bewitch

反対語： bless

よく使う表現： jinx someone, jinx the door, jinx an object

口にして現実にする

口にしたために物事が実現したとすること。冗談でよく言う。

やさしい英語で： To make something happen, supposedly because you mentioned it, often said as a joke.

• I mentioned rain and jinxed it.
• You said the phone would ring, and you jinxed it!
• She joked that I had jinxed the weather by mentioning storms.

よく使う表現： jinx it, jinx the weather, jinx something again

疫病神、不吉なもの

不運をもたらすと信じられている人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing believed to bring bad luck.

• That hat is a jinx.
• They called me a jinx after we lost again.
• Is this old car a jinx on our family?

使い方： be a jinx on someone/something (That shirt seems to be a jinx on our team.)

類義語： bad luck charm

反対語： lucky charm

よく使う表現： a terrible jinx, jinx on someone, a real jinx

呪い

誰かに悪いことを起こすと信じられている魔法。

やさしい英語で： A magic spell believed to make bad things happen to someone.

• The witch cast a jinx.
• They searched for a way to break the jinx.
• He believed an evil jinx had ruined his crops.

使い方： a jinx on someone/something (The witch placed a jinx on the village.)

類義語： curse, hex

反対語： blessing

よく使う表現： cast a jinx, break a jinx, an evil jinx

ハッピーアイスクリーム

二人が同時に同じことを言ったとき、ふざけて言う言葉。

やさしい英語で： Said playfully when two people say the same words at the same time.

• "Jinx!" she shouted when we both said "pizza."
• We answered together, and he laughed, "Jinx!"
• "Jinx! You owe me a soda," my sister said.

類義語： snap

よく使う表現： jinx, you owe, jinx, same words