汉译英常见错误 | 吸烟是个坏习惯

[译] 吸烟是个坏习惯。
[误] Smoking is a bad custom.

[正] Smoking is a bad habit.
[注] custom 指“(社会的)习俗或惯例”,属群体性质的;habit 指“(个人的)习惯”。如:Social customs vary in different countries. 社会习俗因国家不同而产生差异。