كيف تنطق "an old wives' tale"

expression

an OLD WYVZ TAYL

uhn OHLD WYVZ TAYL

التعريف

A traditional belief or story, often about health or the natural world, that is not based on scientific evidence and is usually untrue.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈoʊɫd/ /ˈwaɪvz/ /ˈteɪɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈɐn/ /ˈəʊld/ /waɪvz/ /tˈeɪl

أمريكي

an OLD WYVZ TAYL

بريطاني

uhn OHLD WYVZ TAYL

My grandmother says eating carrots will help you see in the dark, but that's just an old wives' tale.

It's an old wives' tale that going outside with wet hair will make you sick.

Many people believe that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis, but it's an old wives' tale.

I used to think you could catch a cold from cold weather, but apparently that's just an old wives' tale.