superstition

• n. 迷信

super-、on、above、-stit、stand、stand、語源はstand、instituteと同じ。文字通りstand on、生きとし生けるものすべてを見下ろす神を指すのに使われる、派生迷信、迷信的な考え。中国語の「举头三尺有神明」と比較する。

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.

これはすべてくだらない話と迷信で、本当ではありません。

2.The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition .

メリーゴーランドの幽霊は地元の迷信説にすぎない。

3.Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition .

占いは非常に低級なトリックであり、迷信的な色彩に満ちている。

4.According to superstition ，breaking a mirror brings bad luck.

迷信によれば、鏡を壊すと悪運がもたらされる。

5.It 's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.

黒猫が縁起が悪いと考えるのは一般的な迷信である。