单词 | Babylon |
释义 | Word Frequency Babylon(ˈbæbɪlən) noun 1. the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 bc See also Hanging Gardens of Babylon 2. derogatory (in Protestant polemic) the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as the seat of luxury and corruption 3. derogatory any society or group in a society considered as corrupt or as a place of exile by another society or group, esp White Britain as viewed by some West Indians Word origin via Latin and Greek from Hebrew Bābhél; see Babel |
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