type of American corn whiskey, 1846, from Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it first was made, supposedly in 1789. Bourbon County was organized 1785, one of the nine established by the Virginia legislature before Kentucky became a state. The name reflects the fondness felt in the United States for the French royal family, and especially Louis XVI, in gratitude for the indispensable support he had given to the rebel colonists. See Bourbon.
Bourbon
line of French kings (who also ruled in Naples and Spain), of whom it was proverbially said, "they learn nothing and forget nothing." The royal family ruled in France 1589-1792 and 1815-1848; its name is from Bourbon l'Archambault, chief town of a lordship in central France, probably from Borvo, name of a local Celtic deity associated with thermal springs, whose name probably is related to Celtic borvo "foam, froth."
实用例句
1. I poured a little more bourbon into my glass.
我又往酒杯里倒了点儿波旁威士忌。
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2. I poured two final fingers of bourbon into my glass.
我把最后两指宽的波旁威士忌都倒进自己杯中。
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3. Harry took a sip of bourbon.
哈里抿了一口波旁威士忌。
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4. "You drink Scotch," she said. "All Republicans drink Scotch." — "Wrong on both counts. I'm a Democrat, and I drink bourbon."
