from Sanskrit Simhapuram "Lion City," from simhah "lion" + puram "city," from PIE *pele- "citadel, fortified high place" (see polis (n.)). The name is perhaps metaphoric of something, as no lions are found there. Singapore sling attested from 1930; said on the island to have been invented there 1915 by a barman named Ngian Tong Dron.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The cargo was due to be offloaded in Singapore three days later.
貨物定于3天后在新加坡卸載。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Punctually at 7.45, the express to Kuala Lumpur left Singapore station.