blue-collar

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blue-collar worker.
    — In ways, these people defined what it was to be a really good lesbian or a really good dyke. For example: You needed to be articulate or aggressive […] You either needed to be a university or community college person, or a real sincere and hardworking blue collar. If you were from one of the outlying towns, you were likely to have a black mark against you in the first place.
形容词 adj.
  1. Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
    — Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
  2. Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.
    — Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.

词形变化

more blue-collar comparative most blue-collar superlative bluecollar alternative blue collar alternative blue-collars plural bluecollar alternative blue collar alternative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From blue + collar.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
词源 2
From blue + collar.
From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
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