Word · Frequency #11687
superstition
迷信
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
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an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
源于无知或恐惧的非理性信念
源于无知或恐惧的非理性信念；迷信；[法] 迷信
In use
Breaking a mirror is an old superstition that some people still believe.
According to superstition, walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
Many people laugh at superstitions, but secretly they still follow them.
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。
have a superstition about + noun/doing
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。
out of superstition
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。
Common mistakes
I am very superstition about black cats.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。
I have a superstition about black cats bring bad luck.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。
There are many superstition in our country.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。
Connections
Collocations
- old superstition
- 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。
- popular superstition
- 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。
- superstition about
- 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。
- believe in a superstition
- 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？
- dismiss as superstition
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：超级粉丝盲目崇拜，毫无根据的相信就是迷信。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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