garment
noun /ˈɡɑːmənt/
/ˈɡɑːrmənt/
(formal)- a piece of clothing
(一件)衣服 - a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket
用夹克衫改成的不成形的一件怪衣服 - woollen/winter/outer garments
毛衣;冬装;外衣
Synonyms clothesclothessee also undergarment衣服 - clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
- clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.
- clothing [U] (rather formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes:
- warm clothing
保暖服
- warm clothing
Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean ‘a particular type of clothes’. There is no singular form of clothes or clothing: a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear such as a dress or shirt.用 clothes 还是 clothing? - garment (formal) a piece of clothing:
指一件衣服: - He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.
他穿着一件不成形的奇怪衣服。
- He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.
- dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion:
- We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.
我们在星期五可以穿便服。
- We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays.
- wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when they are being sold in shops:
- the children’s wear department
童装部
- the children’s wear department
- gear [U] (informal) clothes:
- Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear.
她的朋友都穿着最新的名牌服装。
- Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear.
- casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear/gear
- evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
- designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
- children’s/men’s/women’s clothes/clothing/garments/wear
- to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/dress/gear
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1- She wore a heavy knitted garment.
她穿着一件很厚实的针织衫。 - They removed their outer garments and sat down in the reception area.
他们脱下外衣,在接待区坐下。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- outer
- finished
- foundation
- …
- have on
- wear
- industry
- factory
词源Middle English: from Old French garnement ‘equipment’, from garnir ‘equip’, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn. - a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket