White-collar
Slang Term
AmericanBritishAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: Office work; professional class
办公室工作；专业人士阶层
Trabajo de oficina; clase profesional
オフィスワーク、専門職階級
사무직, 전문직 계층
Professional, office-based work as opposed to manual labor (blue-collar).
与体力劳动（蓝领）相对的，在办公室从事的专业工作。
Trabajo profesional de oficina, en contraposición al trabajo manual (cuello azul).
肉体労働（ブルーカラー）とは対照的な、オフィスベースの専門的な仕事。
육체노동(블루칼라)과 대비되는 사무실 기반의 전문직 업무를 뜻한다.
例句
- White-collar workers. 白领Trabajadores de cuello blancoホワイトカラー労働者화이트칼라 노동자.
- White-collar crime. 白领犯罪Delito de cuello blancoホワイトカラー犯罪화이트칼라 범죄.
- White-collar job. 白领工作Trabajo de oficinaデスクワーク사무직.
- White-collar profession.专业职业Profesión de oficina専門職전문직.
发音
/waɪt ˈkɒlər/
用法指南
语境: class, employment, crime
语气: neutral, descriptive
✓ 正确说法
- White-collar.白领Cuello blancoホワイトカラー화이트칼라 노동자
- White-collar work.办公室工作Trabajo de oficinaオフィスワーク화이트칼라 범죄
- White-collar crime.白领犯罪Delito de guante blanco知能犯罪화이트칼라 범죄
✗ 错误说法
- Neutral descriptor中性描述词Descriptor neutro中立的な表現해당 없음, 중립적인 용어
- Contrasts with blue-collar与蓝领相对Contrasta con cuello azulブルーカラーと対比される해당 없음, 중립적인 용어
常见错误
- White-collar crime = non-violent financial crime
- Universal term
起源与历史
From white dress shirts worn by office workers.
词源: From white office shirts
最早记录: American term from 1920s
文化背景
Era: 1920s onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Describes professional class
Pop culture: White-collar crime (Enron, etc.); Office culture
Regional notes: American origin, now universal.
变体
White-collarWhite collar workerWhite-collar crime
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