superstition

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/|/ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/    美 /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/|/ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces. countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions.
  2. Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness. archaic,countable,uncountable

词形变化

superstitions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
sub-superstition superstitionist superstitionless Superstition Mountains
相关词
superstitious

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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