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单词 superstition
释义
superstition
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌsuː.pɚˈstɪʃ.ən/
beliefthat is notbasedonhumanreasonorscientificknowledge, but isconnectedwitholdideasaboutmagic, etc.:
迷信
According to superstition, if youwalkunder aladderitbringsyoubadluck.按照迷信的说法，从梯子下走过会带来厄运。
I don'tbelievein theoldsuperstitionthatthenumber13 isunlucky.我不相信数字13不吉利这样的旧迷信思想。
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(Definition ofsuperstitionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

superstition| American Dictionary

superstition
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌsu·pərˈstɪʃ·ən/
abeliefthat is notbasedonreasonorscientificthinkingand thatexplainsthecausesforeventsinwaysthat areconnectedtomagic:
[C]Do you have any superstitions aboutcuttingyourhair?

superstitious

adjectiveus
/ˌsu·pərˈstɪʃ·əs/
Superstitiousbaseballplayerswillwearthe sameshirteverydaywhen they are on ahittingstreak.
(Definition ofsuperstitionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuperstition

superstition
According to context the termsuperstitionmight designate controversial beliefs, the practice of confessional opponents or the beliefs of the ignorant masses.
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Few performers would contradict superstitions, but it is questionable if they are altogether taken seriously.
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Many performers rely on whatever is perceived to work, observing superstitions even if they don't completely believe in them.
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Society must be guided by reason rather than the passions ofsuperstitionand religious prejudice.
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Yet it is striking how many reviewers and other readers choose to describe such ideas as manifestations of 'superstition' or ' the occult'.
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In a naturalistic spirit, it may be said that this practice has to be about recollection of the deceased person, on pain ofsuperstition.
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Traditional religion mixed freely with folklore andsuperstition, forcing the authorities to negotiate between two worlds of belief.
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We note the residue of such superstitions in a number of papers here in which creativity is linked to mental disorder or antisocial attitudes.
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In this there was a curious tension between asking historical questions about a seemingly quaint little theatricalsuperstition, while nonetheless still observing it.
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This view is sometimes dogmatically defended, as if it were a bulwark of rational science against ranksuperstition.
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Both sought to attacksuperstitionand mysticism by providing a rational scientia amenable to human understanding.
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He was a wilful virtuoso, yet an artful manager of men, happy to trade on thesuperstitionof others.
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In backstage social environments, superstitions and traditions spread.
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In 1937 a revolt broke out due tosuperstition.
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Shamanism is notsuperstition, because it is actually used.
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