late 14c., "involving faith in supernatural powers or magic; characteristic of pagan religion or false religion," from Anglo-French supersticius, Old French supersticios, or directly from Latin superstitiosus "prophetic; full of dread of the supernatural," from superstitio "prophecy, soothsaying, excessive fear of the gods" (see superstition).
雙語例句
1. Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck.
瓊非常迷信，認為綠色會帶來厄運。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople.
盲目的恐懼感在市民中蔓延。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I'm superstitious about the number 13.
我相信13這個數(shù)字不吉利。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. She is superstitious about spilling salt on the table.
她迷信把鹽倒翻在桌子上的說法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.