apocrypha
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 作者（或真实性、权威性）可疑的著作；旁经
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 apocrypha
- 源自 ←晚期拉丁语 apocryphus “secret, not approved for public reading”
- 源自 ←古希腊语 ἀπόκρυφος “hidden, obscure”
词源说明
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.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- plural of apocryphon
名词 Noun
- Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).