Word · Frequency #11687
superstition
迷信
核心释义
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
- 1.
源于无知或恐惧的非理性信念
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
源于无知或恐惧的非理性信念；迷信；[法] 迷信
用法In use
Breaking a mirror is an old superstition that some people still believe.
用法提示：superstition 作可数名词，指一种非理性的信念。
According to superstition, walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
用法提示：superstition 作不可数名词，泛指迷信观念。
Many people laugh at superstitions, but secretly they still follow them.
用法提示：superstitions 为可数名词复数，指各种迷信说法。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：超级粉丝盲目崇拜，毫无根据的相信就是迷信。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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