superstition

英 [,su?p?'st??(?)n; ,sju?-] 美[,sup?'st???n]

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復數:?superstitions;

superstition 迷信

super-,在上，上方，-stit,站，站立，詞源同 stand,institute.字面意思即站在上面，用于指俯視眾生的神，引申詞義迷信，迷信觀念。比較漢語“舉頭三尺有神明”。

superstition: superstition: [15] Etymologically, superstition denotes ‘standing over’ something. It comes via Old French superstition from Latin superstitiō, a derivative of superstāre ‘stand over’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix super- ‘above’ and stāre ‘stand’ (a relative of English stand). The sense ‘irrational fear’, which evolved in Latin, may have been based on the notion of someone ‘standing over’ something in awe or fear.
=> stand, station, statue
superstition (n.): early 13c., "false religious belief; irrational faith in supernatural powers," from Latin superstitionem (nominative superstitio) "prophecy, soothsaying; dread of the supernatural, excessive fear of the gods, religious belief based on fear or ignorance and considered incompatible with truth or reason," literally "a standing over," noun of action from past participle stem of superstare "stand on or over; survive," from super "above" (see super-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). There are many theories to explain the Latin sense development, but none has yet been generally accepted. Originally in English especially of religion; sense of "unreasonable notion" is from 1794.

1. It's all rubbish and superstition, and there's nothing in it.: 這都是廢話和迷信,不是真的.

2. The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.: 旋轉木馬的幽靈只不過是當地的迷信說法。

3. Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition.: 算命是一種非常低級的把戲，充滿了迷信色彩。

4. According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck.: 按照迷信的說法，摔碎鏡子會帶來噩運。

5. It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.: 認為黑貓不吉祥是一種很普遍的迷信.