superstition

superstition

英 [,suːpə'stɪʃ(ə)n; ,sjuː-]
　　美 [,supɚ'stɪʃən]

n. 迷信

中文詞源：

superstition 迷信

super-,在上，上方，-stit,站，站立，詞源同 stand,institute.字面意思即站在上面，用於指俯視 眾生的神，引申詞義迷信，迷信觀念。比較漢語“舉頭三尺有神明”。

例句：

1. It's all rubbish and superstition, and there's nothing in it.
這都是廢話和迷信,不是真的.

2. The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
旋轉木馬的幽靈隻不過是當地的迷信說法。

3. Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition.
算命是一種非常低級的把戲，充滿瞭迷信色彩。

4. According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.
按照迷信的說法，摔碎鏡子會帶來噩運。

5. It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.
認為黑貓不吉祥是一種很普遍的迷信.