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释义

名词

密驼路（Middle Road）的俗称。

DEFINITION

Noun

The colloquial name of Middle Road.

由来
  • 海南一街横跨实利基路（Selegie Road）和尼诰大道（Nicoll Highway）两条主要道路。
  • 位于海南一街和美芝路交界处的琼州天后宫和海南会馆，分别是早期南来的海南人的信仰和社群中心。
  • 从密驼路算起，巴米士街（Purvis Street）和佘街（Seah Street）分别为海南二街和海南三街，而过了海南三街之后便是新加坡著名的莱佛士酒店（Raffles Hotel）。
  • 除了主祀海神妈祖的琼州天后宫和照应海南社群的海南会馆，以上三条街的范围内也可找到多处售卖海南咖啡、美食及小吃的餐厅。
  • 密驼路中的“密驼”是英语“middle”（即中间）的音译。该路早在1829年便已见于新加坡的地图上，主要是因为位于欧洲人聚居地的中轴线而得名。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Middle Road spans between Selegie Road and Nicoll Highway.
  • Situated at the intersection of Middle Road and Beach Road, the Kheng Chiu Tin Hou Kong temple and Hainan Hwee Kuan served as places of worship and community centres for the early immigrants from Hainan.
  • Parallel to Middle Road (“海南一街”, meaning “first Hainan street”) is Purvis Street, followed by Seah Street, which are known as “海南二街” (“second Hainan street”) and “海南三街” (“third Hainan street”), respectively. After Seah Street, one can find the renowned Raffles Hotel.
  • Apart from the Kheng Chiu Tin Hou Kong temple, which is dedicated to Mazu, and the Hainan Hwee Kuan, which catered to the needs of the Hainanese community, eateries selling Hainanese coffee, cuisine, and snacks were also found at the three aforementioned streets.
  • In Middle Road’s official Mandarin name “密驼路”, “密驼” is the transliteration of “Middle”. Map records of Middle Road date back to as early as 1829. The road is believed to have been so named because it ran through the middle of the European quarter.
例句
当时这里一带包括密驼路（海南一街）、巴米士街（海南二街），是海南人聚居的地方，每条街就有好几家咖啡店。（《联合早报》， 3/12/2004）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
This district, which includes Middle Road and Purvis Street, used to be where the Hainanese resided. There were several Hainanese-run coffee shops along the streets here. (Lianhe Zaobao, 3/12/2004)
参考资料
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