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 clothesclothes衣服- clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
These are all words for the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.- 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:
clothes or clothing?用 clothes 还是 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.- 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。
Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing. - 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。
- 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
- gear [U] (informal) clothes:
- Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear.她的朋友们都穿着最新的设计师服装。
Patterns- 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
see also undergarmentExtra Examples- 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，坐在接待区。
Topics Clothes and Fashionc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + garmentgarment + nounSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French garnement ‘equipment’, from garnir ‘equip’, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn.