old+wives'+tale
网络释义
以下结果来自互联网
- 1. 无稽之谈
- 2. 愚蠢的迷信
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3.
愚蠢的故事
愚蠢的富人 lombard, Lombard...愚蠢的故事 old wives' tale...愚蠢的话 a dimwitted remark, vacuity
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网络例句
以下结果来自互联网
- Eating carrots to help you see in the dark is an old wives' tale-it doesn't make any difference at all.

吃胡萝卜能帮助人在黑暗里看得清东西,这种说是无稽之谈——实际上毫无作用。 - The saying "Lightning never strikes twice in the same place" is a dangerous old wives' tale that has brought death to many people.

“雷永远不会在同一地方打第二次”这一谚语是很危险的迷信,曾经使许多人丧生。 - You don't want to believe the old wives' tale that a red sunset indicates good weather; the weather forecast predicts that it will pour with rain all day tomorrow.

你不要相信迷信,说什么红日落就表明有好天气,气象预报说明天将整天有大雨。 - She invents these stories. As for what she has told you about a rich Aunt who will leave her a fortune, it's an old wives' tale simply because she has no Aunt.

这些故事是她编出来的。至于她对你说有一位姑母留给她一笔财产,那是无稽之谈,因为她根本就没有姑母。 - Although her tale begins with Ancient Greece, Yalom has focused on American history and by the 18th Cetury is concentrating on pioneering and republican wives.

尽管耶罗姆以对古希腊的介绍作为开始,她着重描写了美国历史,在18世纪前则是着重写有开拓精神和共和思想的婚后妇女。
