curse學測 L4KK [ˈkɝs] ｜ /ˈkɝs/
咒語；降禍的祈求·禍根；苦難根源·髒話；咒罵的話·詛咒；咒罵
學測常考的詛咒與髒話雙重詞義
Breaking a mirror is said to bring a curse of bad luck.
打破鏡子據說會帶來詛咒般的厄運。
一個畫面：咒罵吐出烏雲罩頂
念咒降禍對著某人念咒，盼他倒楣
惡運籠罩像烏雲罩頂，甩不掉的壞事
生氣爆粗口情緒失控時脫口罵髒話
義項
巫婆念咒C1noun咒語；降禍的祈求
In fairy tales, an old witch often puts a curse on the young prince.
在童話故事裡，老巫婆常對年輕王子下詛咒。
cast a curseput a curse on
苦難纏身C1noun禍根；苦難根源
For him, more money became a curse, not a gift.
對他來說，變多的錢成了禍根，而不是禮物。
become a cursea family curse
怒罵髒話C1noun髒話；咒罵的話
After he dropped the plate, he shouted a curse.
他摔破盤子後，大聲罵了一句髒話。
let out a curseshout a curse
詛咒他人C1verb詛咒；咒罵
Sarah was very angry, so she cursed her boyfriend.
莎拉很生氣，於是詛咒了她的男友。
curse loudlycurse silently
片語
put a curse on念咒降禍 →對某人下詛咒
under a curse受詛咒纏身 →被詛咒纏身，擺脫不了
curse word髒話出口 →帶攻擊性的髒話
你會不會這樣說？
He ___ loudly after dropping his phone. (curse / course)
看答案
curse
curse 是「咒罵」，course 是「課程」，兩字發音相近但意思完全不同。
'For him, more money became a curse, not a gift.' 這裡的 curse 最接近哪個意思？(A) 髒話 (B) 苦難的根源 (C) 咒語
看答案
(B)
此句形容金錢帶來麻煩，對應「禍根；苦難根源」義項，而非咒語或髒話。
字族
cursed 被詛咒的；倒楣的