“White Mountains”常指美国新罕布什尔州(New Hampshire)北部的白山山脉(White Mountain range),以高海拔、冬季积雪与浅色花岗岩地貌著称;在不同语境下也可能泛指“白色的群山/白山”(作为地名或描述性称呼)。
/waɪt ˈmaʊntənz/
We’re driving to the White Mountains this weekend.
我们这周末要开车去白山山脉。
Although the forecast predicted clear skies, the White Mountains were still wrapped in cloud, and the trail became slippery near the summit.
尽管预报说会晴朗,白山山脉仍被云雾笼罩,接近山顶时步道变得很滑。
“White Mountains”是描述性地名:white(白色的)+ mountains(群山)。名称通常与山体在远处呈现的积雪覆盖或浅色岩石(如花岗岩)视觉印象有关,后来固定为特定山地的专名(尤其在美国新英格兰地区的用法最常见)。