white pages
white pages — 名詞
1. A list of people and companies with their phone numbers and addresses, usually p
白頁電話簿
依字母順序列出個人與公司聯絡資訊的名冊
A list of people and companies with their phone numbers and addresses, usually printed in a book or available online, arranged from A to Z.
Bao looked up the flower shop's phone number in the white pages for Taipei.
Bao 在臺北的白頁電話簿中查到了那家花店的電話號碼。
Before the internet, every home in the city received a new white pages book each year.
在網路普及之前，城裡家家戶戶每年都會收到一本新的白頁電話簿。
historical contrast: 'before the internet' vs 'each year'
Nadia found Dr. Okafor's clinic listed in the white pages under his last name.
Nadia 在白頁電話簿上找到 Okafor 醫師的診所，列在他的姓氏底下。
Inês checked the online white pages to find the address of the nearest pharmacy.
Inês 在線上的白頁電話簿查詢離家最近的藥局地址。
Eli keeps the white pages next to the kitchen phone for quick reference.
Eli 把白頁電話簿放在廚房電話旁邊，方便隨時查閱。
- telephone directory
A broader and more formal term that may include both white pages and yellow pages sections.
- phone book
Informal; describes the physical book itself rather than the specific alphabetical listing section.
- yellow pages
A separate section listing businesses by industry category rather than alphabetically by name.
用法筆記
Distinguish from the yellow pages, which lists businesses by industry category rather than alphabetically by name.