新加坡华语资料库

本资料库收录了具有文化、历史或情感意义的华语词汇。这些词汇是新加坡人过去或现在的生活用语,有的见于印刷媒体,有的则在日常对话中使用。

tóu

wěi

from beginning to end

Illustration by Hong Shin
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释义

名词、形容词

  1. 最前和最后两端。
  2. 开头到结尾。
  3. 事物发生的次序。
  4. 有条理。

DEFINITION

Noun , Adjective

  1. The front and the rear ends.
  2. From the beginning to the end.
  3. The sequence in which things happen.
  4. Organised.
 

由来
  • “头尾”一词也在福建话和潮州话等方言中使用。例如,潮州话中的“厝边头尾”便是指“左邻右舍”邻居的意思。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “头尾” is also used in dialects such as Hokkien and Teochew. For example, the Teochew term “厝边头尾” refers to neighbours.
例句
清一条河头尾也要10年,从计划设计到建成一个堤坝用了至少15年,从1963年就开始的植树环保运动,也延续了超过60年。(《联合早报》,22/06/2024)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
It takes 10 years to clean a river from beginning to end. From planning and design to completion, a dam takes at least 15 years to build. The Tree Planting campaign, which began in 1963, has also continued for over 60 years. (Lianhe Zaobao, 22/06/2024)
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