apocryphal

美 [əˈpɑkrəf(ə)l]英 [əˈpɒkrəf(ə)l]
  • adj.流传甚广但不足为凭的;虚构的
  • 网络假冒的;伪经的;不足凭信的

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apocryphal

1.流传甚广但不足为凭的;虚构的well known, but probably not true

假冒的

英语词根词缀记忆大全 ... apocrypha n 伪经,伪书 apocryphal a 伪经的;假冒的 decrypt v 解密 ...

伪经的

英语词根词缀记忆大全 ... apocrypha n 伪经,伪书 apocryphal a 伪经的;假冒的 decrypt v 解密 ...

不足凭信的

2008考研英语全题型高分强化教程五(2) ... costly 贵重的 apocryphal 不足凭信的 revelation 启示,揭示 ...

杜撰的

英语词缀 ... analogy( 类比) apocryphal杜撰的), apostasy( 叛教), ...

假的

http://www.gter.net - 豆丁网 ... apocrypha 伪经>正典 apocryphal 假的>真实的 apogee 最高点>最低点 ...

伪造的

高阶词汇58 ... aphrodisiac 春药 apocryphal 伪造的 apophthegm 格言 ...

伪的

《GMAT800分常考词汇》英语词汇(1) ... anthropoid 像人类的;类人猿的 apocryphal 伪的;不足凭信的 apprise 通知;报告 ...

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This is almost surely apocryphal because anyone who knew Rand's work would know how much she disliked religion in almost any form. 几乎可以肯定,这句话是杜撰的,因为读过兰德作品的每个人都知道,她非常厌恶任何形式的宗教。
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An empty cupboard is no better than an empty cup, she said in an apocryphal aside. 她假装不经意地说:一个空橱子和一个空杯子一样没什么不同。
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His hopes rested, in part, on an article he read somewhere, which very well might be apocryphal but nevertheless allowed him to dream. 他的这种感觉部分来自于一篇他在某个地方看到的一篇文章,也不知道是谁写的,但是尽管如此至少给了他梦想的希望。
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Urban legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of apocryphal stories believed by their tellers to be true. 都市流言是现代民间传说的一种,那些虚假故事被它们的讲述者演绎得可以以假乱真。
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It sounds like an apocryphal story, but Nigel Woodward, London-based director of financial services at Intel, insists it is true. 这听起来像是个瞎编的故事,但在伦敦工作的英特尔金融服务部门主管奈杰尔•伍德沃德(NigelWoodward)坚持说,这是真的。
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One apocryphal tale centred on Indian workers who had been given the job of keying the results of the latest British census into a database. 这里有个道听途说的故事,主人公是位印度职员,他需要将最近一次英国人口普查的统计结果输入电脑数据库。
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When he was finally revealed to be a large sluglike creature in Return of the Jedi, Marvel's Jabba was proven apocryphal. 他最终在《绝地归来》中以蛞蝓形生物亮相后,惊奇版的贾巴被证明是假冒的。
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There is no record of the context of this admonition, and the quotation itself may be accurate or even apocryphal. 拿破仑是在什么场合发出这一警告的,没有记载可查,引用的话本身可能并不准确,甚至有可能是伪造的。
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The myth of the three trees, as it appears in certain apocryphal gospels and apocalypses, is merely a doublet of the myth of the three ages. 三棵树的神话出现在创世纪及末世纪,仅是三个时代神话的对应。
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One (possibly apocryphal) tale tells of reindeer dying because they were unable to breathe, so thick were the clouds of insects. 传说(也许不是真的)讲到有驯鹿因为空中的昆虫稠密到不能呼吸的地步而死去。
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So I started to collect apocryphal writings once considered to be scripture. 所以我开始收集曾被视为经典的经外书。
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Biographers attempting to account for this period have reported many apocryphal stories. 传记作家试图说明他这段时期的经历,描述了很多虚构的故事。
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Apocryphal information abounds, blurring the boundary between truth and rumor. 未经证实的信息比比皆是,模糊了真相和谣言的边界。
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Most of the stories about his private life are probably apocryphal. 有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的。
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In existence are hundreds of apocryphal books representing all three categories. 目前有数百部经外书存在,分别属于这三种类。
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The story is apocryphal, but it captures the tough love expected from central bankers as lenders of last resort. 故事是虚构的,但是真实表达了作为万不得已的央行官员们的强烈喜好。
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The Einstein quotation is almost certainly apocryphal, but the sentiment has an element of truth. 上述爱因斯坦的引言当然不足为信,但它的意思却含有真理的成分。
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I was once told a story about Mr Gates that may be apocryphal, but still seemed to capture the man's outlook. 一次有人给我讲了盖茨的一个故事,可能是杜撰的,但似乎还是能反映他的想法。
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Although the part about Andrew Jackson is almost certainly apocryphal . 虽然其中关于安德鲁·克逊的部分是不足凭信的。
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In the apocryphal Book of Tobit he appears in human disguise and conquers the demon Asmodeus. 在经外书《托比特书》中,他装扮成人,征服了恶魔阿斯莫德斯。