white-collar

/ˌwaɪt ˈkɒlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌwaɪt ˈkɑːlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər How to pronounce white-collar (audio)/ (ame, mw)

white-collar — 形容詞

1. connected with jobs done in offices or other professional settings, where people

1.形容詞B2
釋義

白領的

指辦公室或專業文職工作的

connected with jobs done in offices or other professional settings, where people mainly use training, paperwork, or computers instead of physical labor.

例句

Eli left his white-collar job at the bank to open a bakery.

Eli 離開銀行的白領工作，去開了一家麵包店。

white-collar + job

Most white-collar workers in the office tower eat lunch at their desks.

這棟辦公大樓裡的大多數白領員工都在自己的桌前吃午餐。

white-collar + workers

同義詞
  • office-based

    plainest alternative; emphasizes the workplace more than the worker's status

  • professional

    broader and often higher-status; can suggest specialist training

  • clerical

    narrower; mainly for routine administrative tasks and record-keeping

反義詞
  • blue-collar

    describes manual or industrial work rather than office-based work

文法句型

white-collar + job/worker/crime

be + white-collar

move into white-collar work

用法筆記

Usually comes before a noun such as job, worker, or crime. After a linking verb, it describes the kind of work someone does and often contrasts with blue-collar for manual labor.

常見錯誤

❌She wants a white collar job at a law firm.
✅She wants a white-collar job at a law firm.
💡use the hyphen when the adjective comes before a noun.
❌My brother does a white-collar.
✅My brother does white-collar work.
💡the adjective needs a following noun such as work, job, or worker.