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名词

樟宜位于新加坡东部，东、北及南部沿海，西部邻巴西立（Pasir Ris）及淡滨尼（Tampines）。

DEFINITION

Noun

Changi is located in the eastern part of Singapore, bounded by the sea on its north, south, and east, and by Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west.

由来

英语 “Changi” 的音译。
1828 年，“Changi” 这个名字就已出现在当年出版的《新加坡城市规划（Plan of the Town of Singapore）》上。“Changi” 一词也写作 “Changhi” 或 “Changei”。
关于樟宜名字的由来有几种说法。第一个说法来自亨利·里德利（Henry Ridley）。他认为樟宜的名字是从 “Chengal” 这种树（也称为 “ Chengai”）衍生而来。Chengal 树的学名是 Neobalanocarpus heimii，也可称为 Balanscorpus heimii 或 Balano scorpas。第二个说法是，该名可能来自该地区生长的攀缘灌木 Apama corymbosa 或 Changi Ular。
名称中带 “樟宜” 一词的地名在新加坡有二十多条。

ETYMOLOGY

The Mandarin term “樟宜” is the transliteration of the English word “Changi”.
In 1828, the name “Changi” had already appeared in the Plan of the Town of Singapore published that year. The name “Changi” was also written as “Changhi” or “Changei”.
It is believed that there are several possible origins of the name “Changi”. One came from Henry Ridley, who believed that “Changi” was derived from the Chengal tree (also known as “Chengai”). The scientific name of the Chengal tree is Neobalanocarpus heimii, which is also known as Balanscorpus heimii or Balano scorpas. Another belief is that the name might be derived from the climbing shrubs, Apama corymbosa or Changi Ular, which grew in that area.
There are more than twenty places in Singapore with the term “Changi” in their names.

例句

本地水产养殖业者以臭氧杀菌结合重力引流海水的专利技术，于樟宜近海打造封闭式浮动水产养殖场，预计产量为传统渔场最低产量的20倍，并可提升能源和人工效率。（《联合早报》， 20/11/2019 ）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

The local aquaculture operator is using a patented technology of ozone sterilisation combined with pumping of seawater using gravity, to build an enclosed floating fish farm off the shore of Changi, which is expected to produce 20 times the minimum yield of a conventional fish farm while improving energy and labour efficiency. (Lianhe Zaobao, 20/11/2019)