apocrypha

n. 作者（或真实性、权威性）可疑的著作；旁经

发音

其它 /əˈpɒk.ɹə.fə/

词形变化

apocryphas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    plural of apocryphon

  2. 2.

    Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).

    外典

    旁经

    伪经

    不可数

词源

From Middle English apocrypha, apocrifa, apocrif, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”, thus “(books) of unknown authorship”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Properly plural (the singular would be apocryphon), but commonly treated as a collective singular. “Apocryphal” meaning “of doubtful authenticity” is first attested in English in 1590.

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