old wive's tale
An old wives' tale is a belief that a lot of people have that is based on traditional ideas, often ones which have been proved to be incorrect.“old wives' tale”是指很多人基于传统观念而持有的一种信念,通常这些观念已被证明是不正确的。
Old wives' tale 可以翻译成(常指健康方面)不科学的陈腐说法;无稽之谈。它提醒人们不要盲目相信没有科学依据的说法。
It’s an old wives' tale that you can tell a baby’s gender based on how high or low the mother is carrying.
通过孕妇肚子的位置高低来判断宝宝性别是一种迷信说法。