An amulet is a small object you wear — often a charm on a chain, or a little thing in a pouch — because you believe it keeps off bad luck, illness, or harm. It is jewellery with a job, not only something pretty.

An amulet is a small object you wearamulet是一種你會戴在身上的小東西 — often a charm on a chain, or a little thing in a pouch —常常是鏈子上的一個小墜飾，或裝在小袋子裡的小東西 because you believe it keeps off bad luck, illness, or harm因為你相信它能擋掉厄運、疾病或傷害。It is jewellery with a job它是有「任務」的飾品 not only something pretty不只是好看而已。

Different places have different ones: a jade pendant, a metal charm, a written prayer folded small. If you wear a necklace only because it looks nice, that is not an amulet.

Different places have different ones不同地方有不同的樣子: a jade pendant, a metal charm, a written prayer folded small像玉墜、金屬護符，或摺得小小的祈禱文。If you wear a necklace only because it looks nice如果你戴項鍊只是因為好看 that is not an amulet那就不算amulet。

People also use the word a little loosely for any “lucky charm.” It is an old, slightly story-book word; in everyday Taiwan English, students more often say lucky charm unless they mean a traditional protective object.

People also use the word a little loosely for any "lucky charm."大家也會比較鬆散地用這個字，泛指任何『lucky charm（幸運符）』 It is an old, slightly story-book word這是一個比較古老、帶點故事書味道的字 in everyday Taiwan English, students more often say lucky charm在台灣日常英文裡，學生比較常說lucky charm unless they mean a traditional protective object除非他們指的是傳統的護身用品。