mumpsimus

• 指一种固守的信念或习俗，即使明显不合理或错误仍坚持不放；也指坚持这种错误信念的人。

A noun referring to a traditional belief or custom that is stubbornly maintained even though it is clearly unreasonable or incorrect.

1. Obstinate adherence to outdated ideasC2formal

   A traditional belief or custom that is clung to stubbornly, even when it is clearly unreasonable or incorrect.

   顽固坚持过时观念

   • Despite all the new evidence, he still clings to his mumpsimus about the earth being flat.
   • The committee's mumpsimus prevented them from adopting a more efficient procedure.
   • Her mumpsimus regarding outdated teaching methods frustrated the younger staff.

   同义词bigotrydogmatisminflexibilityintransigenceobstinacyold-fashionednessreactionismrigiditystubbornnesstraditionalism