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单词 apocryphal
释义
apocryphal
adjective
formal
uk
/əˈpɒk.rɪ.fəl/us
/əˈpɑː.krə.fəl/
An apocryphalstoryisprobablynottruealthoughit is often told andbelievedby somepeopleto havehappened:
（一些广为流传的故事）可疑的，不足为信的，杜撰的
an apocryphalstory杜撰的故事
It's a goodstorybut Idaresay it's apocryphal.故事不错，但很可能是杜撰的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
True, real, false, and unreal
  • actual
  • actuality
  • actually
  • all that glitters is not goldidiom
  • as a matter of factphrase
  • fake news
  • false
  • false flag
  • falsely
  • fantastical
  • nothing could be further from the truthidiom
  • nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
  • parallel universe
  • post-factual
  • practically
  • veridical
  • verifiability
  • verifiable
  • verifiably
  • verily
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(Definition ofapocryphalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofapocryphal

apocryphal
The stories preserved inapocryphalacta to this effect have usually been dismissed as romance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some contributions are stimulating, scholarly and scientific while others are contentious orapocryphal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Like theapocryphalcurate's egg, the book is fascinating reading in parts, stupefyingly dull in others.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although probablyapocryphal, the story was given wide currency at the time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The cacophony of rumours, denunciations,apocryphaltales, sightings, clues and confessions that swept the streets - in many cases before police had even launched their investigation - only intensified the sentiment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There exist hundreds of theseapocryphalstories.
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In both folk and punk/indie, this tendency has an elitist aspect, reproducing a central tenet of canonism - the distinction between authentic andapocryphaltexts (the religious connotations seem apt).
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Eliot saw no religious difference betweenapocryphalscriptures and canonical ones.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am sure that that isapocryphalbut it contains more than a grain of truth.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There will be matters which it keeps secret, in other words it is anapocryphalbody.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
These are oftenapocryphalstories, manufactured by people who are trying to make a bad case stand up.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some are undoubtedly visionary, many areapocryphal, but we hope that at least the others will materialise in the near future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is best exemplified in a banner that may beapocryphal, but was seen in a demonstration.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That story may beapocryphaland it is tempting to assume that things are not as bad as they were.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That was anapocryphalstory, but that is possibly the maximum amount of delay which has occurred.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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