superstitious
superstitious 英 [ˌsu:pəˈstɪʃəs] 美 [ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs]
adj. 迷信的；由迷信引起的
- Superstitious describes a belief in chance or magic. If you're superstitious, you may avoid walking under ladders, spilling salt, or passing black cats — all because you think they will bring you bad luck.
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- adj. 迷信的；由迷信引起的
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1. The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
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2. Readers, are you superstitious, at work or in general? Have your superstitions ever helped or hindered your juggle?
读者们，你们在工作或是生活中迷信吗？你们的迷信是否带来帮助，或是碍事了？
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3. Only later did I realise that the wooden seats were near replicas of those in Baltimore and that my protective, very superstitious subconscious had forbidden me from sitting there.
直到后来我才意识到那些橡木椅子很像巴尔的摩火车站的椅子，我迷信的自我保护潜意识阻止我去坐在那些橡木椅子上。
- superstitious (adj.) 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).
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