late 14c., neuter plural of Late Latin apocryphus "secret, not approved for public reading," from Greek apokryphos "hidden; obscure," thus "(books) of unknown authorship" (especially those included in the Septuagint and Vulgate but not originally written in Hebrew and not counted as genuine by the Jews), from apo- "away" (see apo-) + kryptein "to hide" (see crypt). Properly plural (the single would be Apocryphon or apocryphum), but commonly treated as a collective singular.
apocrypha 英文释义
1. 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox chur
apocrypha 双语例句
1. Although New Testament apocrypha go into these details, some quite extensively.
尽管在新约的伪经进一步详细地写这些细节, 一些还写得十分广阔.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Esdras is the first two books of the old testament apocrypha.
埃斯德拉斯是第一个关于旧约伪经的两本书。
来自辞典例句
apocrypha 实用场景例句
Although New Testament apocrypha go into these details, some quite extensively.
尽管在新约的伪经进一步详细地写这些细节, 一些还写得十分广阔.
《简明英汉词典》
Esdras is the first two books of the old testament apocrypha.
