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。
North Bridge Road or South Bridge Road
North Bridge Road or South Bridge Road
释义
名词
- 桥南路(South Bridge Road)的俗称。也称“大坡大马路”、“金铺街”。
- 桥北路(North Bridge Road)的俗称。也称“小坡大马路”、“水仙门一街”、“水仙门头街”
DEFINITION
Noun
- The colloquial name of South Bridge Road. Also known in Mandarin as “大坡大马路”, “金铺街”.
- The colloquial name of North Bridge Road. Also known in Mandarin as “小坡大马路”, “水仙门一街”or“水仙门头街”.
由来
- “桥南路”和“桥北路”当中的“桥”都指横跨新加坡河的埃尔金桥（Elgin Bridge）。该桥也是划分大坡（即桥南路一带）和小坡（即桥北路一带）的主要地标。
- 由于桥南路和桥北路在当时是连接大坡和小坡的主干道路，因此这两条马路的俗称分别为“大坡大马路”和“小坡大马路”。
ETYMOLOGY
- The word “桥” (“bridge”) in “桥南路” (South Bridge Road) and “桥北路” (North Bridge Road) refers to Elgin Bridge across the Singapore River. The bridge is also the main landmark that separates “大坡” (vicinity of South Bridge Road) and “小坡” (vicinity of North Bridge Road).
- As South Bridge Road and North Bridge Road were the main roads connecting “大坡” and “小坡” in the past, these two roads became colloquially known as “大坡大马路” (main road in the South Bridge Road area) and “小坡大马路” (main road in the North Bridge Road area), respectively.
例句
原来，在战前及战后的十多年间，新加坡市区的主要公共交通工具是电车。电车川行最重要的两条路线就是从小坡大马路（桥北路）到大坡大马路（桥南路），以及从大坡二马路（新桥路）到小坡二马路（维多利亚街）。（《联合早报》，25/4/1999）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
For more than a decade before and after the Second World War, the main mode of public transport in downtown Singapore was the electric tram. The two most important tram routes ran from North Bridge Road to South Bridge Road and from New Bridge Road to Victoria Street. (Lianhe Zaobao, 25/4/1999)