柯林斯詞典old wives' tale (old wives' tales) 1. N-COUNT An old wives' tale is a traditional belief, especially one which is incorrect. 迷信 Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts. 安·布拉德利反對迷信，并給出了醫(yī)學(xué)上的證據(jù)。 返回 old wives' tale劍橋詞典a piece of advice or a theory , often related to matters of health , that was believed in the past but is now known to be wrong （常指健康方面）不科學(xué)的陳腐說法；無稽之談 返回 old wives' tale