babel
babel
[ˈbeɪb(ə)l]
noun
[ˈbeɪb(ə)l]
noun
- [in sing.]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。
■a scene of noisy confusion
一片嘈杂；一片混乱
- early 16th cent.: from Babel (see Tower Of Babel), where, according to the biblical story, God confused the languages of the builders
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