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释义

名词

位于新加坡中部,荷兰道(Holland Avenue)一带的社区。

DEFINITION

Noun

A neighbourhood in central Singapore, situated along Holland Avenue. 

由来
  • 荷兰村得名于荷兰路。
  • 关于荷兰路名字的由来有两种说法。第一种说法是该路以居 住在该地区的一名英国建筑师休荷兰(Hugh Holland)命名。 第二种说法则认为是以殖民地秘书长(Secretary of State for the Colonies)亨利瑟斯坦荷兰(Henry Thurstan Holland)命名。
  • 1929年,新加坡乡村局(Rural Board)将位于波那维斯达路和 荷兰路之间的乡村命名为“荷兰村”。
  • 由于荷兰村位于新加坡植物园(Singapore Botanic Gardens)附 近,早期人们也以福建话将它称为 hue hng au,即“花园后”。
  • 位于荷兰村内的集美花园(Chip Bee Gardens)曾经是英国殖民 地政府的英军将士和他们家人的聚居地。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Holland Village takes its name from Holland Road.
  • There are two beliefs regarding the origin of Holland Road’s name. The first is that the road is named after Hugh Holland, a British architect residing in the area. The second is that it is named after Henry Thurstan Holland, who was a Secretary of State for the Colonies in the late 19th century.
  • In 1929, the Rural Board of Singapore named the village between Buona Vista Road and Holland Road as Holland Village.
  • As Holland Village is located near the Singapore Botanic Gardens, it was also colloquially known in Hokkien as hue hng au (“花园后”), meaning “behind the garden”.
  • Chip Bee Gardens, a residential estate within Holland Village, was once home to British military personnel and their families.
例句
荷兰村保留了一些本土色彩浓厚的商店与生活形态,构成许多人的集体记忆,至今仍是本地独具特色的邻里社区。(《联合早报》,30/7/2020)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Holland Village has preserved many shops with local flavour as well as a distinctively local way of life that holds the collective memories of many, making it a unique neighbourhood and community in Singapore. (Lianhe Zaobao, 30/7/2020) 
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