charmedadj.

Brit.

/tʃɑːmd/, U.S.

/tʃɑrmd/

Etymology: < charm v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. Influenced by magic power, bewitched, under a spell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted

forspokena1300

bewitcheda1387

charmedc1440

witched1543

owlblasted1603

maleficiate1622

sparrow-blasteda1652

fated1697

elf-struck1699

hagged1699

starstruck1707

enchanted1710

glamoured1724

spell-bound1799

elf-stricken1825

spelled1838

puckfoisted1890

bespelled1902

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 70 Charmyd, incantatus.

1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 90/1 A farmer had a daughter..who was seized with a lingering disorder..He..persuaded himself that his daughter was charmed.

1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 10 The charmed God began An oath.

2. Affected with a magic spell, so as to possess occult powers or qualities; enchanted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted > so as to possess powers

charmeda1535

a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 377 (R.) Anoynted wyth the holye chrisme, which he calleth charmed oyle.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D7 He beares a charmed shield, And eke enchaunted armes, that none can perce.

1637 J. Milton Comus 3 Circe..Whose charmed Cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape.

1798 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Marinere iv, in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 24 The charmed water.

1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 114 Apollonius..considered the use of charmed rings..essential to quackery.

3. Of persons or lives: Fortified, protected, rendered invulnerable, etc., by a spell or charm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable

impassiblea1492

impatible?1541

proof1583

invulnerable1596

woundless1604

charmeda1616

unvulnerablea1616

inexposable1618

inobnoxious1659

impregnate1721

wreckless1822

uninjurable1846

immune1861

trouble-proof1878

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted > protected by spell

charmeda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 12 Let fall thy blade on vulnerable Crests, I beare a charmed Life.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 245 Hence came..the story of Kidd's having a charmed life, and that he had to be twice hanged.

1884 Christian World 9 Oct. 757/4 General Gordon believes himself to bear a charmed life.

a. Fascinated, greatly delighted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [adjective] > pleased or filled with pleasure > charmed or captivated

allaqueate1535

enamorate1599

uptaken1605

enthralled1843

captivated1888

charmed1889

1889 N.E.D. at Charmed Mod. She sang to a charmed audience.

b. As a conventional colloquial or jocular reply, = I am delighted; I am or shall be very pleased (to do something). Cf. charm v.¹ 5a.

ΚΠ

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) ii. vii. 384 ‘So delighted,’ said Mrs. Merdle, ‘to resume an acquaintance so inauspiciously begun at Martigny.’ ‘At Martigny, of course,’ said Fanny. ‘Charmed, I am sure!’

1920 P. G. Wodehouse Little Warrior i. 20 ‘Like you,’ mumbled Freddie, ‘to meet my friends. Lady Underhill. Mr Devereux.’ ‘Charmed,’ said Ronnie affably.

1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies v. 82 ‘Do you mind terribly?’ ‘Not as much as all that,’ said Nina, and added in Cockney, ‘Charmed, I'm sure.’

5. Particle Physics. Having the property charm (charm n.¹ 6).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > quark > [adjective] > charm

charmed1964

1964 Bjørken & Glashow in Physics Lett. XI. 255/1 A new quantum number ‘charm’ is violated only by the weak interaction, and the model predicts the existence of many ‘charmed’ particles.

1970 Physical Rev. D. 2 1290/2 We expect the appearance of charmed hadron states.

1979 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 318/2 The charmed quark c had been predicted theoretically, and was..needed to explain the slow decay Ko_L → μ⁺μ⁻.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	charmed
释义	charmedadj. Brit. /tʃɑːmd/, U.S. /tʃɑrmd/ Etymology: < charm v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. Influenced by magic power, bewitched, under a spell. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted forspokena1300 bewitcheda1387 charmedc1440 witched1543 owlblasted1603 maleficiate1622 sparrow-blasteda1652 fated1697 elf-struck1699 hagged1699 starstruck1707 enchanted1710 glamoured1724 spell-bound1799 elf-stricken1825 spelled1838 puckfoisted1890 bespelled1902 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 70 Charmyd, incantatus. 1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 90/1 A farmer had a daughter..who was seized with a lingering disorder..He..persuaded himself that his daughter was charmed. 1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 10 The charmed God began An oath. 2. Affected with a magic spell, so as to possess occult powers or qualities; enchanted. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted > so as to possess powers charmeda1535 a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 377 (R.) Anoynted wyth the holye chrisme, which he calleth charmed oyle. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D7 He beares a charmed shield, And eke enchaunted armes, that none can perce. 1637 J. Milton Comus 3 Circe..Whose charmed Cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Marinere iv, in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 24 The charmed water. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 114 Apollonius..considered the use of charmed rings..essential to quackery. 3. Of persons or lives: Fortified, protected, rendered invulnerable, etc., by a spell or charm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable impassiblea1492 impatible?1541 proof1583 invulnerable1596 woundless1604 charmeda1616 unvulnerablea1616 inexposable1618 inobnoxious1659 impregnate1721 wreckless1822 uninjurable1846 immune1861 trouble-proof1878 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > enchanted > protected by spell charmeda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 12 Let fall thy blade on vulnerable Crests, I beare a charmed Life. View more context for this quotation 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 245 Hence came..the story of Kidd's having a charmed life, and that he had to be twice hanged. 1884 Christian World 9 Oct. 757/4 General Gordon believes himself to bear a charmed life. 4. a. Fascinated, greatly delighted. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [adjective] > pleased or filled with pleasure > charmed or captivated allaqueate1535 enamorate1599 uptaken1605 enthralled1843 captivated1888 charmed1889 1889 N.E.D. at Charmed Mod. She sang to a charmed audience. b. As a conventional colloquial or jocular reply, = I am delighted; I am or shall be very pleased (to do something). Cf. charm v.¹ 5a. ΚΠ 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) ii. vii. 384 ‘So delighted,’ said Mrs. Merdle, ‘to resume an acquaintance so inauspiciously begun at Martigny.’ ‘At Martigny, of course,’ said Fanny. ‘Charmed, I am sure!’ 1920 P. G. Wodehouse Little Warrior i. 20 ‘Like you,’ mumbled Freddie, ‘to meet my friends. Lady Underhill. Mr Devereux.’ ‘Charmed,’ said Ronnie affably. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies v. 82 ‘Do you mind terribly?’ ‘Not as much as all that,’ said Nina, and added in Cockney, ‘Charmed, I'm sure.’ 5. Particle Physics. Having the property charm (charm n.¹ 6). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > quark > [adjective] > charm charmed1964 1964 Bjørken & Glashow in Physics Lett. XI. 255/1 A new quantum number ‘charm’ is violated only by the weak interaction, and the model predicts the existence of many ‘charmed’ particles. 1970 Physical Rev. D. 2 1290/2 We expect the appearance of charmed hadron states. 1979 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 318/2 The charmed quark c had been predicted theoretically, and was..needed to explain the slow decay Ko_L → μ⁺μ⁻. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1440
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