英语词汇white-collar worker的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

white-collar worker; blue-collar worker. White-collar work- er, dating back to about 1920, means anyone who performs nonmanual labor; it especially indicates salaried office workers and lesser executives who haven’t been unionized. His or her opposite in America is the blue-collar worker, anyone who works with his or her hands, is usually unionized, and often works for an hourly wage. The white-collar worker’s counterpart in Britain is called a “black coat.” All of these designations were obviously suggested by working attire, just as a “hard-hat,” a construction worker, takes his or her name from the protective helmets such workers wear.

词汇	white-collar worker
词源	white-collar worker; blue-collar worker. White-collar work- er, dating back to about 1920, means anyone who performs nonmanual labor; it especially indicates salaried office workers and lesser executives who haven’t been unionized. His or her opposite in America is the blue-collar worker, anyone who works with his or her hands, is usually unionized, and often works for an hourly wage. The white-collar worker’s counterpart in Britain is called a “black coat.” All of these designations were obviously suggested by working attire, just as a “hard-hat,” a construction worker, takes his or her name from the protective helmets such workers wear.
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