white-collar

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.
    — This being a motion picture star is a real business. It's a job, and not always a white collar one, either.
  2. Pertaining to the culture of white-collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue-collar.

词形变化

more white-collar comparative most white-collar superlative whitecollar alternative white collar alternative

词源

From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.
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