white label

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Being a generically manufactured product, rebranded with the marketer's or retailer's trade dress: synonym of private label. not-comparable
  2. Unbranded; being a brand name product which has had a white label applied to remove branding so that it can be resold for cheaper without undercutting the value of the brand. not-comparable
  3. Being a vinyl record with a white label or white background (rather than artwork), typically used for test records or promotion. not-comparable
    — 2014, Chris Cunningham, quoted in Piers Martin, Aphex Twin: ‘His music is a perfect mix of mystery and adrenaline’ (in The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/19/aphex-twin-richard-james-bjork-ian-rankin I started going to the record exchange in Camden two or three times a week to look for the Rephlex white labels or test pressings that would end up there. I actually got one of the original Caustic Window vinyl LPs from there.

词形变化

white-label alternative

词源

US, 20th century. Originally used for musical vinyl records whose labels had been torn off or covered with a white label by competing DJs to conceal which records they were using.
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