whites

UK //waɪts//US //waɪts//

词源

源自中古英语 'whit'，与古英语 'hwīt'（白色）相关，最终源于原始日耳曼语 'hwītaz'。

❶ 指白色物品或材料，如衣物、床单等，通常用于描述颜色为白色的物品集合。

“She separated the whites from the colored clothes before washing.”

（她在洗衣服前将白色衣物和彩色衣物分开。）

“The whites of his shirt were stained with coffee.”

（他衬衫的白色部分被咖啡弄脏了。）

❶ 指眼白的部分，即眼球中白色的区域，常用于医学或日常描述中。

“The doctor noticed the yellowness in the whites of his eyes.”

（医生注意到他眼白部分发黄。）

“Her whites were red from lack of sleep.”

（她的眼白因睡眠不足而发红。）

同义词:white clothing, eye whites, sclera

whites only — 历史上用于表示某些场所或服务仅限白人使用，带有种族隔离的歧视性含义。

“In the past, some restaurants had signs that said 'whites only'.”

（过去，一些餐馆会挂上‘仅限白人’的牌子。）