:a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck:a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck迷信
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It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.人们通常迷信地认为一只黑猫从你面前走过就是坏运气。
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tales of superstition, witchcraft, and magic有关迷信、巫术和魔法的传说
: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
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: an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
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: a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary
Example Sentences
It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck. tales of superstition, witchcraft, and magic
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super- + stare to stand — more at stand
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUPERSTITION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤popular廣為流傳的迷信▸➤age-old, ancient, medieval, old古老的迷信;中世紀的迷信▸➤local當地的迷信▸➤pagan, religious異教徒的/宗教迷信▸➤primitive遠古的迷信VERB + SUPERSTITION➤have有迷信觀念◇We have a lot of superstitions about animals.我們有很多關於動物的迷信觀念。➤be riddled with充滿迷信◇The topic of birth is riddled with superstition.關於出生,人們有各種各樣的迷信說法。➤be based on基於迷信◇These ideas are based on myths and superstitions.這些想法都基於神話和迷信。➤believe in迷信◇I'm unwilling to believe in local superstitions.我不願意相信當地的迷信。➤dismiss sth as, reject sth as把⋯當作迷信而不接受PREPOSITION➤superstition about關於⋯的迷信◇primitive superstitions about death關於死亡的遠古迷信