Blue-collar
Slang Term
AmericanBritishAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: Manual labor work; working class
体力劳动；工人阶级
Trabajo manual; clase obrera
肉体労働、労働者階級
육체노동, 노동자 계층
Jobs involving physical labor, as opposed to office work (white-collar).
指涉及体力劳动的工作，与办公室工作（白领）相对。
Trabajos que implican labor física, en contraposición al trabajo de oficina (cuello blanco).
オフィスワーク（ホワイトカラー）とは対照的な、肉体労働を伴う仕事。
사무직(화이트칼라)과 대비되는 육체노동 관련 직종을 뜻한다.
例句
- Blue-collar workers. 蓝领工人Trabajadores de cuello azulブルーカラー労働者블루칼라 노동자.
- Blue-collar job. 蓝领工作Trabajo manual肉体労働の仕事육체노동 직종.
- Blue-collar background. 工人阶级出身Origen obrero労働者階級の出身노동자 계층 출신.
- Proud blue-collar.以蓝领身份为傲Orgulloso de ser obreroブルーカラーであることを誇りに思う블루칼라인 것이 자랑스럽다.
发音
/bluː ˈkɒlər/
用法指南
语境: class, employment, industry
语气: neutral, descriptive
✓ 正确说法
- Blue-collar.蓝领Cuello azulブルーカラー블루칼라 노동자
- Blue-collar work.体力劳动Trabajo manual肉体労働블루칼라 직종
- Blue-collar worker.蓝领工人Trabajador manual現場労働者블루칼라 직종
✗ 错误说法
- Neutral descriptor中性描述词Descriptor neutro中立的な表現해당 없음, 중립적인 용어
- Not pejorative非贬义No es peyorativo蔑称ではない해당 없음, 중립적인 용어
常见错误
- Neutral term—not negative
- Contrasts with white-collar
起源与历史
From blue denim work clothes worn by manual laborers.
词源: From blue work clothing
最早记录: American term from 1920s
文化背景
Era: 1920s onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Describes working class
Pop culture: American class discussions; Labor movements
Regional notes: American origin, now universal.
变体
Blue-collarBlue collar workerBlue-collar job
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