English Dictionary

L-plate

名詞

広義 くだけた表現

A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner. / (by extension, informal) The condition of being a novice or learner.

日本語の意味

運転見習いであることを示すために、車両の前後に取り付けられるプラスチック製の大きな文字Lを模したプレート / 転じて初心者や見習いの状態を指す

She nervously stuck the L-plate on the bonnet before her first driving lesson.

彼女は初めての運転教習の前に、緊張しながら車のボンネットに初心者マークを貼った。

意味（1）

A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.

意味（2）

(by extension, informal) The condition of being a novice or learner.

He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.

L-plates （ plural ）