0 traditional knowledge and stories about a subject -- (祖辈流传下来的)知识,传说
According to local lore, the water has healing properties. 根据当地的传说,这种水有治病的功效。
What he is saying, then, is not a piece of antiquarian's lore, but an account of contemporary practice.
The implication is clear - oral lore is dynamic, and we cannot presume that it correctly communicates the facts of history without additional confirmation.
In contrast, clinical lore has become a dimension of received wisdom through which research knowledge is filtered.
This book is an extremely useful addition to astrobiology lore.
And yet runic lore may be in play in this passage only partially rather than crucially.
Local lore, shared stories, inside jokes, knowing laughter.
As in other institutional situations, a corporate culture nurtured the lore of the milieu.
The only runic lore that is required to solve these puzzles is a knowledge of which runes correspond to which roman letters.