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指以到访新加坡的外国领导人和贵宾的名字为配种胡姬花命名的一种外交手段。

DEFINITION

Noun

The diplomatic practice of naming orchid hybrids after foreign leaders and distinguished visitors to Singapore.

由来

1956年，新加坡植物园启动了“贵宾胡姬花”（VIP Orchid）计划。在该计划下，新加坡将以来访的外国领导人、贵宾及名人名称为选定的配种胡姬花命名，以表示我国对贵客的敬意。
首个以贵宾名称命名的胡姬花是安•柏立基蜻蜓兰（Aranthera Anne Black），源于本地前任总督罗伯•柏立基爵士（Sir Robert Black）的妻子安妮布莱克夫人（Lady Anne Black）。
国家胡姬园（National Orchid Garden）会在贵宾到访的两周前选定合适的胡姬花，随后在英国皇家园艺学会（Royal Horticultural Society）进行国际注册。
公众可以到新加坡植物园（Singapore Botanic Gardens）内的国家胡姬园观赏以贵宾名称所命名的胡姬花。

ETYMOLOGY

In 1956, the Singapore Botanic Gardens started the VIP Orchid programme, where dignitaries or famous persons were honoured by having selected orchid hybrids named after them.
The first VIP orchid was Aranthera Anne Black, named after Lady Anne Black, the wife of Sir Robert Black, then Governor of Singapore.
The National Orchid Garden is responsible for selecting suitable orchids two weeks before the VIP’s visit and for registering the new hybrids with the Royal Horticultural Society.
Many of the VIP orchids are on public display at the National Orchid Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

例句

新加坡国花卓锦万代兰是胡姬花品种之一，公园局也经常培植新胡姬花品种，用于政府的“胡姬花外交”，在外国领导人访新之际以他们的名字命名。（《联合早报》，15/3/2018）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

Singapore’s national flower, Vanda Miss Joaquim, is an orchid hybrid. The National Parks Board often cultivates new orchid hybrids for the Government’s Orchid Diplomacy programme, which are then named after foreign leaders visiting Singapore. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/3/2018)