"superstition" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 迷信

Definition

迷信指的是相信某些行为、事件或事物会带来好运或厄运，即使没有科学依据。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式和非正式场合。常见组合有“古老的迷信”“流行的迷信”。多指没有科学根据的信仰或对好运厄运的解释。

Examples

Many people believe in the superstition that breaking a mirror brings bad luck.

许多人相信打破镜子会带来厄运的**迷信**。

It is a superstition to think that black cats are unlucky.

认为黑猫不吉利是一种**迷信**。

Some cultures have the superstition that opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck.

有些文化有在室内撑伞会带来厄运的**迷信**。

He doesn't walk under ladders because of an old superstition.

他因为一个古老的**迷信**从不走到梯子下面。

For my grandmother, throwing salt over your left shoulder is just a harmless superstition.

对我奶奶来说，往左肩撒盐只是一个无害的**迷信**。

Even if you don't believe in any superstition, it's fun to learn about them from different cultures.

即使你不相信任何**迷信**，了解不同文化的迷信也很有趣。