"babel" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 語言混亂
• 巴別

Definition

指許多人用不同語言說話，場面吵雜、難以理解。這個詞來自聖經中的巴別塔故事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於文學或正式場合，形容許多人發出的混雜聲音，不只限於語言混亂。日常口語較少見。常有“巴別之聲”一類用法。

Examples

The market was a babel of different languages.

市場上是各種語言的**巴別**。

There was a babel of voices after the show ended.

演出結束後，現場是一片**巴別**之聲。

The classroom became a babel when everyone started talking at once.

大家一起說話時，教室變成一片**巴別**。

Trying to call support, I heard a babel of music, voices, and announcements on the line.

打電話給客服時，電話裡聽到各種音樂、聲音和通知，簡直是一片**巴別**。

In the group chat, messages flew so fast it turned into a digital babel.

羣聊裡訊息飛快，完全成了數字**巴別**。

The conference lobby at lunch was a babel; I could barely hear myself think.

午餐時的會場大廳成了一片**巴別**，我幾乎聽不到自己在想什麼。