apocryphal
/əˈpɒkrɪfəl/adjective
1- (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true（叙述或言论流传甚广但）真实性可疑的, 伪的：
an apocryphal story about a former president.
关于前总统的流传甚广但不足为信的报道。
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- of or belonging to the Apocrypha外典（或次经）的, 属于外典（或次经）的：
the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
次经《托马斯福音书》。