apocryphal
adjective /əˈpɒkrɪfl/
/əˈpɑːkrɪfl/
- (of a story
) well known, but probably not true传说 流传甚广但不足为凭的;虚构的 - Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
关于他的传闻多属虚构。
Collocations DictionaryApocryphal is used with these nouns:- gospel
- story
词源late 16th cent.: from apocrypha + -al. - Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.