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a superstition that + clause
that 引导的从句说明迷信的具体内容。
There is a superstition that carrying a rabbit's foot brings good luck.
有一种迷信认为，携带兔子脚会带来好运。
迷信
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
迷信
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
There is a superstition that carrying a rabbit's foot brings good luck.
有一种迷信认为，携带兔子脚会带来好运。
源于无知或恐惧的非理性信念
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
Breaking a mirror is an old superstition that some people still believe.
打碎镜子是一种古老迷信，有些人仍然相信。
According to superstition, walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
按照迷信说法，从梯子下面走过会带来厄运。
Many people laugh at superstitions, but secretly they still follow them.
许多人嘲笑迷信，但私下里仍然遵循它们。
that 引导的从句说明迷信的具体内容。
There is a superstition that carrying a rabbit's foot brings good luck.
有一种迷信认为，携带兔子脚会带来好运。
about 后接名词或动名词，表示所忌讳或相信的对象。
My grandmother has a superstition about breaking a mirror.
我奶奶对打碎镜子有一种迷信说法。
这个介词短语作原因状语，说明做某事是出于迷信。
He always knocks on wood out of superstition.
他出于迷信，总要敲一敲木头。
Not this
I am very superstition about black cats.
Use this
I am very superstitious about black cats.
be 动词后作表语要用形容词 superstitious（迷信的），不能用名词 superstition；汉语的“迷信”可兼作名词和形容词，但英语中名词不能描述人的状态。
Not this
I have a superstition about black cats bring bad luck.
Use this
I have a superstition that black cats bring bad luck.
superstition 后接具体内容时要用 that 引导的同位语从句，不能用介词 about 直接接一个句子；介词 about 后面只能接名词或动名词，不能接限定动词从句。
Not this
There are many superstition in our country.
Use this
There are many superstitions in our country.
表示具体的迷信说法时 superstition 是可数名词，many 后必须用复数 superstitions；汉语名词没有复数标记，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古老的迷信
There's an old superstition that breaking a mirror brings bad luck.
有一个古老的迷信认为，打碎镜子会带来厄运。
流行的迷信
According to a popular superstition, a horseshoe above the door brings good luck.
按照一个流行的迷信，马蹄铁挂在门上会带来好运。
关于……的迷信
She told me a strange superstition about ravens.
她给我讲了一个关于乌鸦的奇怪迷信。
相信某种迷信
Do you believe in the superstition that Friday the 13th is unlucky?
你相信十三号星期五不吉利这种迷信吗？
把……当作迷信而不予理会
He dismissed the warning as superstition.
他认为那个警告只是迷信，不加理会。
迷信是意志薄弱者的宗教。
This quote, often attributed to Edmund Burke, criticizes superstition as irrational.
这句常被归于埃德蒙·伯克的话，批评迷信是非理性的。
当你相信你不了解的事物时，你就会受苦。迷信不是正道。
This line is from Stevie Wonder's 1972 hit song 'Superstition'.
这句歌词出自史蒂维·旺德1972年的热门歌曲《迷信》。
Use superstition naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：超级粉丝盲目崇拜，毫无根据的相信就是迷信。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、文化或历史讨论 该词是中性常用词，通常用于日常对话和书面语中，指缺乏科学依据的信仰或做法；在正式或学术语境中也比较常见。
Words like tradition, condition, edition, physician, mission, and magician rhyme with superstition because their stressed vowel and the following /ʃən/ match. Beware lookalikes: superstitious is pronounced /ˌsupɚˈstɪʃəs/, not /stɪʃən/, and substitution ends in /tuːʃən/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.