Botany Bay
/ˌbɒtəni ˈbeɪ/
/ˌbɑːtəni ˈbeɪ/
- the place on the east coast of Australia where Captain Cook landed in 1770. The British government decided in 1787 to send criminals there from British prisons. After that the name Botany Bay was often used to mean any place in Australia where criminals were sent from Britain
1770年库克船长登陆澳大利亚东海岸的地方。1787年,英国政府决定从英国监狱将罪犯遣送至那里。在那之后,植物学湾(Botany Bay)这个名字经常被用来指在澳大利亚任何地方,从英国派遣罪犯的地方