babelBrE/ˈbeɪbl/NAmE/ˈbeɪbl/noun[sing.] (formal) thesoundofmanyvoicestalkingatonetime, especiallywhenmorethanonelanguageisbeingspoken嘈杂声（尤指讲多种语言）ORIGINFromtheBiblestoryinwhichGodpunishedthepeoplewhoweretryingtobuildatowertoreachheaven (thetowerofBabel) bymakingthemunabletounderstandeachothers'languages.源自《圣经》故事。世人拟建造通天的巴别塔 (the tower of Babel)，上帝为惩罚他们而使他们无法理解彼此的语言。