Singapore
英 [ˌsɪŋgə'pɔ:]
美[ˌsɪŋgə'pɔ:]
- n. 新加坡
中文词源
Singapore 新加坡
来自梵语 Simhapuram,狮子城，来自 simhah,狮子，词源同 Sinhalese,puram,城市，词源同 polis,police,policy.
英文词源
- Singapore
- from Sanskrit Simhapuram "Lion City," from simhah "lion" + puram "city," from PIE *pele- "citadel, fortified high place" (see polis (n.)). The name is perhaps metaphoric of something, as no lions are found there. Singapore sling attested from 1930; said on the island to have been invented there 1915 by a barman named Ngian Tong Dron.
双语例句
- 1. The cargo was due to be offloaded in Singapore three days later.
- 货物定于3天后在新加坡卸载。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Punctually at 7.45, the express to Kuala Lumpur left Singapore station.
- 7点45分，开往吉隆坡的特快列车准时驶离新加坡火车站。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment.
- 他访问了泰国与新加坡，以期招揽投资。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore.
- 他最终构筑起了一个延伸至泰国和新加坡的商业帝国。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Pakistan's Jansher Khan has won the men's final at the Singapore Open.
- 巴基斯坦的詹谢尔汗取得了新加坡公开赛男子决赛的胜利。
来自柯林斯例句