
好词典

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