apocryphal

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishapocryphala‧poc‧ry‧phal /əˈpɒkrəfəl $ əˈpɑː-/ adjective TRUEan apocryphal story is well-known but probably not trueExamples from the Corpusapocryphal• It is difficult now to tell which tales are real and which apocryphal.• The bagel has a rich history, though its origin is somewhat apocryphal.• The story might or might not have been apocryphal.• The whole story may be apocryphal.• I am still not sure whether these stories were apocryphal or not, but the danger was clearly present.• In another, slightly later apocryphal work, the Acts of Thomas, the issue is further clarified.Origin apocryphal (1500-1600) apocrypha “works not by the claimed writer” ((14-21 centuries)), from Late Latin, from apocryphus “secret, not part of the official list of works”, from Greek, from apokryptein “to hide away”, from apo- ( → APOCALYPSE) + kryptein “to hide”

单词	apocryphal
释义	apocryphal From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishapocryphala‧poc‧ry‧phal /əˈpɒkrəfəl $ əˈpɑː-/ adjective TRUEan apocryphal story is well-known but probably not trueExamples from the Corpusapocryphal• It is difficult now to tell which tales are real and which apocryphal.• The bagel has a rich history, though its origin is somewhat apocryphal.• The story might or might not have been apocryphal.• The whole story may be apocryphal.• I am still not sure whether these stories were apocryphal or not, but the danger was clearly present.• In another, slightly later apocryphal work, the Acts of Thomas, the issue is further clarified.Origin apocryphal (1500-1600) apocrypha “works not by the claimed writer” ((14-21 centuries)), from Late Latin, from apocryphus “secret, not part of the official list of works”, from Greek, from apokryptein “to hide away”, from apo- ( → APOCALYPSE) + kryptein “to hide”
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