apocryphal
词根词缀：
apocryphal adj. 假冒的；作者身份不明的或身份可疑的
apo 与…有关 + cryph 秘密；隐藏的 + al …的 → 隐藏〔真名〕的 → 假冒的
crypt n. 地窖，地穴
cryptic adj. 秘密的；难解的
crypt 秘密；隐藏的 + ic …的 → 秘密的；难解的
cryptogram n. 密码；暗号
crypto 秘密；隐藏的 + gram 写，画 → 秘密地写 → 暗号
cryptonym n. 匿名
crypt 秘密；隐藏的 + onym 名字 → 匿名
decrypt v. 解密
de 去掉 + crypt 秘密；隐藏的 → 解密
encrypt v. 加密
en 加以… + crypt 秘密；隐藏的 → 加密
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The Scriptures and other apocryphal works were passed down either by word of mouth and through song, and much later in works of art that did much to instruct the believer.
经文和其他伪经作品或者是通过口头和唱颂，更加后期的是通过艺术作品来流传下来，对信仰者有很大的指引。
The construction boom in China has led to all kinds of seemingly apocryphal stories about a shortage of tower cranes and about the prices of steel and concrete going through the roof.
中国的建设热潮已经引发了各种各样看起来不足为信的报道，有的说塔式起重机出现了短缺，有的说钢铁和混凝土价格出现了飙升。
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。
A perhaps apocryphal story tells of a Russian visitor, impressed by the laden shelves in US supermarkets.
有一个可能是虚构的故事，讲的是一位俄罗斯游客对美国超市中满满的货架感到吃惊。
In the next place, they had an earlier origin than most of their apocryphal rivals, and indeed many of the latter productions were directly based on the canonical Gospels.
在未来的地方，他们较早起源比他们大部分的猜测竞争对手，而事实上许多后者制作人直接基于典型福音。
There is a story, probably apocryphal, about a British motorcyclist on holiday in America.
故事讲述一位英国摩托车手在美国度假，但未必真实。