Raffles
/ˈræflz/- Raffles, Sir (Thomas) Stamford (1781-1826), British colonial administrator. As Lieutenant General of Sumatra he persuaded the East India Company to purchase the undeveloped island of Singapore (1819), undertaking much of the preliminary work for transforming it into an international port and centre of commerce.莱佛士, （托马斯·）斯坦福德爵士（1781-1826, 英国殖民官员; 作为苏门答腊岛代理总督, 他说服东印度公司购买尚未开发的新加坡岛[1819], 在把新加坡变为国际港口和贸易中心方面做了大量前期工作）。