Bourne
[buən]
解釋/意思:
(v.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.
(n.) A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.
錄入:弗农
例句/造句/用法:
- Sir, said Mr. Helstone, collecting all his dignity--sir, the great knowledge of man is to know himself, and the bourne whither his own steps tend. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Yes, I knew the character of this landscape: I was sure we were near my bourne. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- In a book called Inventions and Devices, by William Bourne, published in 1578, it was proposed to make a boat go by paddle-wheels, to be turned by some provision. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- I could only think of the bourne of my travels, and the work which was to occupy me whilst they endured. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
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