释义
the capital of Queensland, Australia; pop. 1,945,639 (est. 2008). It was founded in 1824 as a penal colony.
布里斯班（澳大利亚昆士兰州首府，２００８年估计人口１，９４５，６３９， 初建于１８２４年，当时作为流放地）。
Sir Thomas Makdougall (1773—1860), Scottish soldier and astronomer. In 1790 he joined the army, becoming major general in 1813. He was governor of New South Wales (1821—5) and became an acclaimed astronomer.
布里斯班，托马斯·麦克杜格尔爵士（１７７３—１８６０，苏格兰军人和天文学家，１７９０年参军，１８１３年晋升为少将，曾任新南威尔士州州长［１８２１—１８２５］ ，并成为知名天文学家）。
词源
"named after Sir Thomas