apocryphal
UK [ə'pɒk.rɪ.fəl] US [-'pɑ:.krɪ-] formal
adjective
■describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have happened （一些广为流传的故事）可疑的，不足为信的，杜撰的•an apocryphal story杜撰的故事 •It's a good story but I dare say it's apocryphal.故事不错，但很可能是杜撰的。 |