a member of a Germanic people that invaded the Roman Empire from the east between the 3rd and 5th centuries. The eastern division, the Ostrogoths, founded a kingdom in Italy, while the Visigoths went on to found one in Spain 哥特族(日耳曼族的一支,3至5世纪从东方入侵罗马帝国;东哥特族在意大利建立王国,而西哥特族在西班牙建立王国)
(goth)[mass noun]a style of rock music derived from punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics (尤指有启示录式或神秘难懂歌词的源自鬅克摇滚乐的)哥特摇滚乐 ■[count noun]a member of a subculture favouring black clothing, white and black make-up, and goth music 哥特亚文化群成员(喜欢穿黑色衣服、化黑白妆和哥特音乐)
语源
Old English Gota, superseded in Middle English by the adoption of late Latin Gothi (plural), from Greek Gothoi, from Gothic Gutthiuda 'the Gothic people'