babel
/ˈbeɪbəl/noun
in sing.
1- a confused noise, typically that made by a number of voices嘈杂声：
the babel of voices on the road.
路上的嘈杂声。
1.1
- a scene of noisy confusion嘈杂混乱的场面。
词源
early 16th cent.: from Babel （see T OWER OF BABEL）， where， according to the biblical story， God confused the languages of the builders.