- 1n/ˌwaɪt ˈhaʊs/the US president and staff白宮（總統與幕僚）
The president of the United States together with the staff who work for and advise the president — used when reporting what the presidency says, decides, or does.
有時候你會看到 the White House 說話、發布消息、做決定。房子當然不會說話。這是英文很常見的借代：用建築物代表裡面的人。這裡指的是總統本人，加上身邊的幕僚團隊。中文新聞也會直接說「白宮表示」。想分辨是哪個意思，可以看動詞。動詞是人才做得出來的動作，就是這個意思。像是 said、announced、refused。動詞在講位置，那就是那棟建築。
示範例句 · Example
The White House announced the new plan on Friday morning.
中文翻譯白宮在星期五早上宣布了那個新計畫。
A building cannot speak or decide. So when you read that the White House said something, the name is standing for the people inside it. This kind of naming is common in news English: a place stands for the group that works there. The quickest way to tell the two meanings apart is the verb. If the verb is something only people do — said, announced, refused, warned — this is the meaning. If the sentence is telling you where, it is the building.
常見搭配
White House officials
白宮官員
the senior people who work for the president
White House officials met the visiting mayors on Tuesday.
the White House said
白宮表示
the presidency and its staff stated something publicly
The White House said it would review the decision.
a White House statement
白宮的聲明
an official announcement from the president's office
A White House statement confirmed the meeting had taken place.
意思相近
the administrationthe presidencythe president's office
用法接近
Downing Streetthe KremlinCity Hallthe Pentagon
意思相反