clothes
clothes — 名詞
1. the garments that people wear on their bodies, like tops, coats, and trousers, t
衣服
穿在身上的衣物
the garments that people wear on their bodies, like tops, coats, and trousers, to stay warm, to be comfortable, or to improve their appearance.
Leila folded her clean clothes and placed them carefully in the wardrobe.
Leila 把乾淨的衣服摺好，小心地放進衣櫃裡。
collocation: fold clothes / clean clothes
Before leaving for school, Tomás put on his school clothes and grabbed his backpack.
Tomás 上學前穿上學校穿的衣服，然後抓起書包。
collocation: put on + clothes
The charity shop accepts second-hand clothes in good condition.
這間慈善商店接受狀況良好的二手衣服。
Aiko took off her wet clothes and hung them near the heater to dry.
Aiko 脫下濕衣服，掛在暖爐旁邊晾乾。
collocation: take off + clothes
My younger brother has outgrown most of his winter clothes from last year.
我弟弟去年冬天的衣服大多已經穿不下了。
- put on clothes
- take off clothes
- fold clothes
- wash clothes
- clean clothes
- dirty clothes
- warm clothes
- winter clothes
- summer clothes
- school clothes
- work clothes
- sports clothes
文法句型
clothes + plural verb
these/those + clothes
many + clothes
用法筆記
Always used as a plural noun. There is no singular form 'clothe' that means one garment — the singular forms are 'item of clothing' or 'garment.' Use 'clothes' with a plural verb: 'These clothes are new' not 'This clothes is new.'
常見錯誤
2. the general category or type of garments that people wear on their bodies, espec
衣著
作為類別的衣物
the general category or type of garments that people wear on their bodies, especially when referring to a sector of retail, manufacturing, or charitable donation.
The department store has an entire floor dedicated to women's clothes.
這間百貨公司整個樓層都賣女裝衣著。
collective sense; collocation: women's clothes / men's clothes
Hana donated several bags of clothes to the local homeless shelter.
Hana 捐了好幾袋衣物給當地的遊民收容所。
The factory produces eco-friendly clothes made from recycled plastic bottles.
這家工廠生產環保衣著，原料來自回收寶特瓶。
collocation: eco-friendly clothes / recycled materials
The clothes department in that store sells everything from baby clothes to formal wear.
那間店的服裝部從嬰兒服到正式服裝應有盡有。
collocation: clothes department; category sense
- women's clothes
- men's clothes
- children's clothes
- eco-friendly clothes
- designer clothes
- clothes industry
- clothes shop
- clothes donation
文法句型
clothes + plural verb
collective/category sense
用法筆記
This sense treats 'clothes' as a broad category rather than specific items. It commonly appears in retail, manufacturing, and charitable contexts. Unlike sense 1, this sense often collects 'clothes' with other general categories: 'food and clothes,' 'shoes and clothes.' Still takes a plural verb.
常見錯誤
❌ 'The clothes industry is growing.' (acceptable but sense 2 is more natural here) — this is not a mistake per se, but sense 2 is better suited for collective/industry contexts.
A situation where people pretend to admire something because they are afraid to admit they do not understand it or see its value.
國王的新衣
Many critics praised the film, but later called it the emperor's new clothes.
Did the team's winning streak reveal real skill or just the emperor's new clothes?
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常見搭配
名詞搭配
- winter clothes
- summer clothes
- casual clothes
- formal clothes
- sports clothes
- school clothes
- work clothes
- baby clothes
- designer clothes
- second-hand clothes
常用片語
- a change of clothes
- put on clothes
- take off clothes
- fold clothes
- wash clothes
- pack clothes
- try on clothes
- hang up clothes
介系詞搭配
- in (dressed in warm clothes)
- out of (get out of your wet clothes)