superstition

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n. 迷信 [法] 迷信

发音

UK /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/
US /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/
US /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/

词形变化

superstitions 复数 superstitions

教材释义与例句

名词

迷信

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.

    迷信

    可数 贬义 不可数

    The world is not merely the sum of all its atoms... There are no atoms in themselves. Atoms regarded as things in themselves are a scientific superstition.

  2. 2.

    Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.

    古体 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

belief

相关短语

Superstition Mountains 迷信山；迷信岭；迷信峰

词源

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

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