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词汇 Tower of Babel
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Definition of Tower of Babel in English:

Tower of Babel

proper nounˈbeɪb(ə)l

  • (in the Bible) a tower built in an attempt to reach heaven, which God frustrated by making its builders speak different languages so that they could not understand one another (Genesis 11:1–9).

    （《圣经》中的）巴别塔（企图通天而修建塔，上帝使建塔者操不同语言，互不理解，从而挫败了建塔计划《创世纪》[11：1-9]）

Origin

Babel from Hebrew Bāḇel 'Babylon', from Akkadian bāb ili 'gate of god'.

Definition of Tower of Babel in US English:

Tower of Babel

proper noun

  • (in the Bible) a tower built in an attempt to reach heaven, which God frustrated by confusing the languages of its builders so that they could not understand one another (Genesis 11:1–9).

    （《圣经》中的）巴别塔（企图通天而修建塔，上帝使建塔者操不同语言，互不理解，从而挫败了建塔计划《创世纪》[11：1-9]）

Origin

Babel from Hebrew Bāḇel ‘Babylon’, from Akkadian bāb ili ‘gate of god’.
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