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。