Bourne

(v.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.

(n.) A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.

录入:弗农

• 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. 雪莉.
• Yes, I knew the character of this landscape: I was sure we were near my bourne. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• 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·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• I could only think of the bourne of my travels, and the work which was to occupy me whilst they endured. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

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