superstition

英 [ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn]

美 [ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃn]

n.  迷信; 迷信观念(或思想)

复数：superstitions　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11687 / COCA.11572

牛津词典

noun

• 迷信；迷信观念（或思想）
  the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science; the belief that particular events bring good or bad luck
  1. According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.
     按照迷信的说法，摔碎镜子会带来噩运。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 迷信;迷信观念
  Superstitionis belief in things that are not real or possible, for example magic.
  1. Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition...
     算命是一种非常低级的把戏，充满了迷信色彩。
  2. The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
     旋转木马的幽灵只不过是当地的迷信说法。

英英释义

noun

• an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
  Synonym:superstitious notion

双语例句

• We must do away with superstition [ these old customs].
  我们必须破除迷信[这些旧习俗]。
• He holds that ignorance leads to superstition.
  他认为无知会导致迷信。
• Superstition had no place in their teaching.
  在他们的教学中迷信是没有地位的。
• Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition
  算命是一种非常低级的把戏，充满了迷信色彩。
• I am a false prophet, God is a superstition.
  我是一个假先知，上帝是个迷信。
• Is a kind of superstition that if we do not desire to speak out of the Hope.
  有种迷信说法认为如果把愿望说出来就不灵了。
• And this superstition was confirmed by the last supper of Christ and his disciples.
  这种迷信被耶稣和其12个门徒的最后的晚餐加以证实。
• It's a complete reversion to primitive superstition. They are confusing cause and effect.
  象未开化的人那样迷信鬼神，这完全是倒退，他们把因果关系弄颠倒了。
• Cultural fatalism and superstition have long fed the propensity for gambling.
  文化宿命论和迷信思想一直为赌博倾向提供了滋生的土壤。
• Are different blood types really associated with different personality traits, or is it just superstition?
  血型和个性真的有关系吗？或者只是一种迷信？