whitehall
whitehall — 名詞
1. the UK government and its senior administrative departments, seen as a single ce
白廳
指英國政府及其高層行政官員
the UK government and its senior administrative departments, seen as a single central institution
Whitehall announced new funding for primary schools in Cornwall on Tuesday.
白廳於週二宣布為康沃爾的小學增撥新資金。
Whitehall as metonymic subject + verb for official action
After the floods, Whitehall sent emergency grants to several coastal towns.
洪水過後，白廳向數個沿海城鎮發放了緊急補助金。
Hui's charity spent two years trying to persuade Whitehall to change the law.
Hui 的慈善機構花了兩年時間試圖說服白廳修改法律。
The council leader complained that Whitehall had ignored rural transport problems.
市議會領袖抱怨白廳忽視了鄉村地區的交通問題。
Whitehall departments must now work together under the new data-sharing rules.
根據新的資料共享規定，白廳各部門現在必須協同合作。
- Westminster
refers more to Parliament and elected politicians than to government departments
- the British government
broader term that includes ministers and the Prime Minister's office
- the civil service
refers specifically to permanent government employees, not the government as a whole
用法筆記
Common in British journalism and political writing. Refers collectively to government departments and senior civil servants rather than to elected ministers.