An L-plate is a flat white square with a red letter L on it, which a learner driver in Britain must fix to the car — usually one at the front and one at the back — while they are still learning and have not passed the test. The L stands for learner. Other drivers are meant to give that car extra room.

An L-plate is L-plate 是 a flat white square一塊平平的白色方牌，with a red letter L on it上面有一個紅色的字母 L；in Britain在英國，a learner driver學開車的人 while they are still learning還在學、and have not passed the test還沒通過考試的期間，must fix to the car必須把它固定在車上——usually one at the front and one at the back通常前面一塊、後面一塊。The L這個 L stands for learner代表 learner（學習者）。Other drivers其他駕駛 are meant to照理要 give that car extra room多讓那台車一點空間。

It is a very British everyday object: you meet it in UK road rules, in driving-school ads, and in jokes about new drivers. Taiwan does not use this exact red-L square on private cars in the British way, so the word belongs to British English, films, and tests about UK life, not to Taipei streets.

It is這是 a very British everyday object一件很英國的日常物件：in UK road rules在英國的交通規則裡、in driving-school ads駕訓班的廣告裡、and in jokes about new drivers和拿新手駕駛開的玩笑裡，you meet it你都會遇到它。Taiwan台灣 on private cars在自用車上 does not use this exact red-L square in the British way並沒有照英國這一套用紅 L 方牌，so所以 the word這個字 belongs to屬於 British English, films, and tests about UK life英式英文、電影和考英國生活的測驗，not to Taipei streets而不屬於台北街頭。

Though actually, people also stretch it: “still on L-plates” can mean you are new at anything, not only driving.

Though actually不過老實說，people also stretch it人們也會把它拉寬：“still on L-plates” can mean可以指 you are new at anything你在任何事情上都還是新手，not only driving不只是開車。