| 释义 |
babel/ˈbeib(ə)l/n. 1 a confused noise, esp. of voices (尤指声音)嘈杂声 2 a noisy assembly 乱哄哄的集会 3 a scene of confusion 嘈杂混乱的场面 [Middle English, from Hebrew Bɑˉbel ‘Babylon’ from Akkadian bɑˉb ili ‘gate of god’ (with reference to the biblical account of the tower that was built to reach heaven but ended in chaos when Jehovah confused the builders' speech: see Gen. 11)] |