Singaporean Mandarin Database

This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.

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Internet

Social

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Social

Share via

Internet

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Social

社会

Social

释义

名词

由多个规模不等的电脑网络互连而成的大型网络。现多称“互联网”。

 

DEFINITION

Noun

A large-scale network of many interconnected computer networks of different sizes. Now more commonly known as “互联网”.

由来
  • 意译自英语的 “internet”。  
  • 网际网络始于1960年代美国国防部设计的一套电脑网络系统。
  • 1994年,新加坡电信公司推出首个供公众使用的网际网络服务,名为“新网” (SingNet),并同时提供电邮服务。连网需要准备一台电脑、一条电话线及一个解调器 (modem)。当时主要的网际网络服务商有新网、太平洋网际网络 (Pacific Internet) 及 Cyberway。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “网际网络” is a paraphrase of the English term “internet”.
  • The internet began as a computer network system designed by the United States Department of Defense in the 1960s.
  • In 1994, Singtel launched SingNet, Singapore’s first Internet service for the general public, alongside an email service. Going online required a computer, a telephone line, and a modem. At that time, the main internet service providers were SingNet, Pacific Internet, and Cyberway.

 

例句
我太太曾经当过空中服务员几年;在那个还未有网际网络的日子里,她每到一个国家就为我写封情书。(《新明日报》,11/12/2018
SAMPLE SENTENCE
My wife was a flight attendant for some years. In the days before the internet, she wrote me a love letter from every country she went to. (Shin Min Daily News, 11/12/2018)
其他地区用语

网际网路 (台)

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

网际网路 (Taiwan)

相关资料

自网际网络推出后,新加坡各领域也逐一“上网”:

  • 1995年二月:科技公司爱斯资讯科技 (Accel Infotech) 推出新加坡第一个商业网际网络服务器——新加坡即时 (Singapore Online)。
  • 1995年三月,文华酒店成为新加坡第一间使用网际网络的酒店。  
  • 1995年六月,新加坡报业控股 (Singapore Press Holdings) 推出“亚洲第一” (AsiaOne) 万维网,涵盖的内容有新闻、商业咨询、生活情趣、课堂知识、旅游等。
  • 1995年六月,小一入学登记上网。  
  • 1995年八月,《联合早报》推出网络电子版。
  • 1995年九月,市区重建局 (Urban Redevelopment Authority) 开始提供网上房地产信息与交易服务。
  • 1995年十一月,气象局 (Meteorological Service Singapore) 开始提供网上天气预告。
  • 1995年十二月,外交部 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 开始提供网上资讯和申请旅游证件的服务。

RELATED INFORMATION

With the launch of the internet, many aspects of life in Singapore quickly went online:  

  • In February 1995, Accel Infotech, a technology company, launched Singapore Online, the first commercial internet server in Singapore.
  • In March 1995, Mandarin Hotel was the first hotel in Singapore to use the internet.  
  • In June 1995, Singapore Press Holdings launched AsiaOne on the World Wide Web, covering content such as news, business, lifestyle, education, and travel.
  • In June 1995, Primary One registration went online.  
  • In August 1995, Lianhe Zaobao launched its online version.
  • In September 1995, the Urban Redevelopment Authority began providing real estate information and transaction services online.
  • In November 1995, the Meteorological Service Singapore began providing online weather forecasts.
  • In December 1995, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began providing information and application services for travel documents online.

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