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apocrypha

UK //əˈpɒkrɪfə//US //əˈpɑːkrɪfə//

词源

源自希腊语 'apokryphos'(隐藏的),通过晚期拉丁语 'apocrypha'(中性复数形式)传入英语,最初指需要隐藏的秘传教义。

noun

❶ 指不被权威宗教机构认可为神圣经典的著作,特指未被纳入《圣经》正典的犹太教或基督教文本。

“The Book of Enoch is considered part of the apocrypha by most Protestant denominations.”

(《以诺书》被大多数新教教派视为伪经。)

“Scholars study the apocrypha to understand early Christian traditions.”

(学者研究伪经以了解早期基督教传统。)

❶ 泛指真实性存疑或来源不明的文献、故事或信息。

“The historian dismissed the document as mere apocrypha.”

(历史学家认为这份文件只是不可靠的传闻。)

“Internet forums are full of apocrypha about celebrity lives.”

(网络论坛充斥着关于名人生活的虚假传闻。)

同义词:spurious writings, non-canonical texts, dubious accounts

常见短语

biblical apocrypha — 特指未被纳入圣经正典的宗教文本,不同教派对其权威性有不同看法。

“The biblical apocrypha provides insight into Jewish thought during the Second Temple period.”

(圣经伪经为了解第二圣殿时期的犹太思想提供了视角。)