superstition
/ˌsjuːpəˈstɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings迷信：
he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition.
他把鬼故事都当作只是迷信而不予理会。
1.1
- count noun a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief盲目的迷信想法：
she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood.
她摸了摸项链上的小盒子以求吉利, 这是她从小形成的一种迷信想法。
派生词
superstitious
adjectivesuperstitiously
adverbsuperstitiousness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin superstitio（n-）, from super- 'over' + stare 'to stand' （perhaps from the notion of 'standing over' something in awe）.