Goth
/gɒθ/noun
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- a member of a Germanic people that invaded the Roman Empire from the east between the 3rd and 5th centuries. The eastern division, the Ostrogoths, founded a kingdom in Italy, while the Visigoths went on to found one in Spain.哥特族(人)(日耳曼族的一支, 3至5世纪从东方入侵罗马帝国; 东哥特族在意大利建立王国, 而西哥特族在西班牙建立王国)。
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goth
mass noun a style of rock music derived from punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics(尤指有启示录式或神秘难懂歌词的源自朋克摇滚乐的)哥特摇滚乐。
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- count noun a member of a subculture favouring black clothing, white and black make-up, and goth music哥特亚文化群成员(喜欢穿黑色衣服、化黑白妆并喜爱哥特音乐)。
词源
Old English Gota, superseded in Middle English by the adoption of late Latin Gothi (plural), from Greek Gothoi, from Gothic Gutthiuda 'the Gothic people'.