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释义

名词

巴米士街（Purvis Street）的俗称。也称“汇兑街”。

DEFINITION

Noun

A colloquial name for Purvis Street. Also known in Chinese as “汇兑街”.

由来
  • 海南二街与海南一街（即密陀路）为平行道路，横跨桥北路（North Bridge Road）和美芝路（Beach Road）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。
  • 从海南一街算起，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。
  • 由于海南二街一带早期开设了多家汇庄，因此也俗称为“汇兑街”。
  • 巴米士街于1902年命名，名称中的“巴米士”是英语“Purvis ”的音译。有说法认为“Purvis”是指19世纪新加坡的一位商人约翰•巴米士（John Purvis）。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Purvis Street spans North Bridge Road and Beach Road, running parallel to Middle Road.
  • 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.
  • As Purvis Street used to house many remittance companies that let Chinese immigrants send money home to relatives in China, it was also colloquially known as “汇兑街” (“remittance street”).
  • Purvis Street was given its official name in 1902. In its Mandarin translation, “巴米士街”, “巴米士” is the transliteration of “Purvis”. The street is believed to be named after John Purvis, a merchant in Singapore in the 19th century.
例句
这个美食部落格说，位于俗称海南二街的巴米士街，从1940年开业至今的逸群鸡饭，还是保持着老样子，老板坚持用算盘算账，并不会催促食客立刻点菜。（《新明日报》，30/11/2010）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
According to the food blog, Yet Con Restaurant at Purvis Street, founded in 1940, retains its old-school ways. The proprietor continues to use an abacus for keeping accounts, and lets customers take their time to place their orders. (Shin Min Daily News, 30/11/2010) 
参考资料
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