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bourne

UK //bɔːn//US //bɔːrn//

词源

源自古英语 'burna',意为小溪或泉水,与德语 'Brunnen'(井)同源。

noun

❶ 指小溪或小河,通常用于地名中,表示水流或溪流。

“The village was built near a small bourne.”

(这个村庄建在一条小溪附近。)

“The bourne dried up during the summer months.”

(这条小溪在夏季干涸了。)

❶ 在文学或诗歌中,象征生命的界限或终点,如“死亡之河”。

“He spoke of crossing the bourne from which no traveler returns.”

(他谈到了跨越那条旅行者无法返回的界限。)

“The poem describes the bourne as the final journey.”

(这首诗将界限描述为最终的旅程。)

同义词:stream, brook, rivulet, limit, boundary

常见短语

the bourne from which no traveler returns — 文学表达,指死亡或无法返回的界限,常用于诗歌或隐喻中。

“In his soliloquy, Hamlet ponders the bourne from which no traveler returns.”

(哈姆雷特在独白中思考那条旅行者无法返回的界限。)