新加坡华语资料库

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Dempsey Hill

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释义

名词

位于新加坡中部,荷兰路(Holland Road)与女皇道(Queensway)一带的休闲去处。

DEFINITION

Noun

An area located in central Singapore, in the Holland Road and Queensway area, known today for its dining and lifestyle offerings.

由来
  • 由于临近东陵(Tanglin)地区,且只有登布西路(Dempsey Road)一条主要道路,因此登布西山在过去也被称为“东陵村”(Tanglin Village)或被直接称为“登布西路”。
  • 登布西的名称源自于第二次世界大战名将玛斯 克里斯多福登布西爵士(Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey)。登布西曾担任英国第二军(British Second Army)的统帅,二战结束后则任英军东南亚联军陆军总司令(Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces South East Asia)。
  • 1850年代的登布西山原是一片称为“哈里特山”(Mount Harriet)的豆蔻种植园。这片豆蔻园归英国海峡殖民地政府库务司威廉 威兰斯(William Willans)和胡亚基所有。
  • 1860年五月,海峡殖民地政府以25,000西班牙银元跟两人买下“哈里特山”,在这一区建造了黑白洋房,并发展成东陵兵营(Tanglin Barracks)。最终,英军于1872年入驻于此。
  • 1971年,随着英军的撤出,新加坡国防部(Ministry of Defence )和中央人力局(Central Manpower Base)入驻于此。
  • 1990年代,随着国防部搬离此处,这区交由新加坡土地局 (Singapore Land Authority)管理,并租借给私人企业经营。
  • 2007年,这一区正式命名为“登布西山”。
ETYMOLOGY
  • As it is close to Tanglin and is served by just one main road (Dempsey Road), Dempsey Hill was also previously known as Tanglin Village or simply Dempsey Road.
  • The road was named after Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, the commander of the British Second Army during the Second World War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces South East Asia after the war.
  • In the 1850s, the area was a nutmeg plantation known as Mount Harriet. The plantation was jointly owned by William Willans (the Treasurer for the Crown Colony) and Hoo Ah Kay (also known as Whampoa).
  • In May 1860, the British colonial government bought Mount Harriet from the two men for 25,000 Spanish silver dollars, and built black-andwhite bungalows in the area. It was developed into the Tanglin Barracks, and the British army eventually settled here in 1872.
  • In 1971, with the withdrawal of the British troops, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence and the Central Manpower Base moved to Dempsey Hill.
  • In the 1990s, following the Ministry of Defence’s relocation from the area, the area was subsequently managed by the Singapore Land Authority and leased to private operators.
  • In 2007, this area was officially named Dempsey Hill.
例句
今年新推出的导览活动就包括鸦片山岗战役纪念馆、广惠肇留医院、登布西山和亚历山大医院,主题是以不同的角度还原新加坡的二战史。(《联合早报》, 12/2/2022)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The new guided tours launched this year include visits to Reflections at Bukit Chandu, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Dempsey Hill and Alexandra Hospital. The theme is on reflecting upon Singapore’s Second World War history from different perspectives. (Lianhe Zaobao, 12/2/2022)
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