Botany Bay

短语

植物湾（也称博特尼湾）

释义与例句

name
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    A bay of New South Wales, south of Sydney Cove, Australia; the site of a landing by explorer Captain James Cook and later of the First Fleet, and originally planned to be the site of the first penal colony in Australia.

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    The penal colony, actually established at Sydney Cove, which developed into the now city of Sydney.

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    A former local government area in New South Wales (abolished 2016).

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    Two bays in Antarctica.

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    A place in the United Kingdom:

    A hamlet in Rosliston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2615).

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    A place in the United Kingdom:

    A hamlet in the borough of Enfield, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2999).

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    A place in the United Kingdom:

    A tiny bay near Cliftonville and Kingsgate, Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3971).

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    A place in the United Kingdom:

    A commercial area in the town of Chorley, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5918).

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    A place in the United Kingdom:

    A hamlet in Wye Valley community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5202).

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    Worcester College, Oxford.

    英国 废旧 俚语

词源

The bay was named by explorer James Cook for the variety of plants observed near the shore. (Worcester College): So called from its remote situation.

来源：wiktionary