number plate
number plate — 名詞
1. a rectangular piece of metal or plastic attached to both the front and the rear
車牌
車輛前後懸掛的官方識別牌
a rectangular piece of metal or plastic attached to both the front and the rear of a road vehicle, displaying a unique combination of letters and numbers that officially identifies it.
Vinícius reported the stolen motorbike's number plate to the police station.
Vinícius 向警察局通報了被偷機車的車牌號碼。
collocation: report a number plate (to the police)
The rear number plate on the red delivery truck was too dirty to read.
那輛紅色貨車的後車牌太髒了，根本看不清楚上面的號碼。
collocation: read / check a number plate
Mei chose a personalised number plate that showed her lucky number, seven.
Mei 挑了一塊印有她幸運數字七的個性化車牌。
collocation: personalised number plate
Every new car in Taiwan needs a number plate fitted before it can be driven.
在臺灣，每輛新車都需要裝好車牌才能上路行駛。
Niran noticed the blue car's number plate had the letters 'ABC' printed on it.
Niran 注意到那輛藍色車子的車牌上印著「ABC」這幾個字母。
- fix a number plate
- display a number plate
- read a number plate
- number plate goes missing
- front / rear number plate
- personalised number plate
- number plate number
- license plate
standard American English term
- registration plate
more formal term, used in official or legal contexts
- tag
informal American English term, also used for the annual registration sticker
用法筆記
In American English the equivalent term is 'license plate' (or informally 'tag'). 'Number plate' is the standard term in British English and is also used in many Commonwealth countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and India.