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黄

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士

shì

Yellow Top taxi

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交通

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释义

名词

供乘客临时雇用的汽车，车身为黑色，车顶为黄色。

DEFINITION

Noun

A taxi with a black body and a yellow roof.

由来
  • 英语“Yellow Top taxi”的意译。
  • 1933年，温兄弟有限公司（Wearne Brothers Limited）将首批黄顶德士引入新加坡。
  • 到了1960年代，由于新加坡尚缺乏完善的交通系统，所以当时没有拥车的人大多选择乘搭德士出行。
  • 当时的德士大致分为两种，即有德士执照的黄顶德士与没有德士执照的非法霸王车。
  • 由于霸王车在当时十分猖獗，影响到了黄顶德士司机的营生，新加坡政府在1970年代便推行了新德士政策。
  • 在新条例下，政府不再颁发个人德士执照。刚入职的德士司机只能通过职总-康福德士公司（NTUC Comfort）获得执照。政府同时也严厉取缔了霸王车司机。
  • 最后一批于1973年之前获得个人德士执照的黄顶德士司机将在2032年年满75岁，即交通部（Ministry of Transport）规定的德士司机年龄顶限。因此，本地的黄顶德士将在2032年后正式走入历史。
  • 车资计算方面，黄顶德士与普通德士都是以计程表收费。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “黄顶德士” is a paraphrase of the English term “Yellow Top taxi”.
  • In 1933, Wearne Brothers Limited introduced the first batch of Yellow Top taxis to Singapore.
  • In the 1960s, due to the lack of a comprehensive public transport system in Singapore, people who did not own their own vehicle often had to make use of taxis to get around.
  • At the time, there were two main types of taxis: licensed Yellow Top taxis and unlicensed vehicles for hire.
  • The rampant behaviour of the illegal vehicles affected the livelihood of Yellow Top taxi drivers. In the 1970s, the Government implemented new taxi policies in response.
  • Under the new regulations, the Government stopped issuing individual taxi licences. New taxi drivers could only obtain their licence through NTUC Comfort. In addition, the Government cracked down on the drivers of the illegal vehicles for hire.
  • The last batch of Yellow Top taxi drivers who obtained their individual taxi licences before 1973 will turn 75 by 2032. This is the age limit for taxi drivers as mandated by the Ministry of Transport. Yellow Top taxis will thus cease to exist after 2032.
  • Taxi fares are calculated by meter for both Yellow Top and ordinary taxis.
例句
截至去年11月，公路上共计2万3,400多辆德士，除了私人黄顶德士，所有德士司机都是属自雇人士，没有公积金和医疗等福利。（《联合早报》， 15/1/2018）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
As of November last year, there were more than 23,400 taxis. Except for Yellow Top taxi drivers, all taxi drivers are considered self-employed, with no Central Provident Fund contributions or medical benefits. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/1/2018)
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