clothes与clothing

Clothes是一个没有单数形式的复数名词,不能和数词连用。Clothing不但包括衣服,而且包括帽、袜、手套之类的,相当于汉语的“衣着”。它是一个没有复数形式的不可数名词,汉语的衣食住行译为food, clothing, shelter and transportation。

“一件衣服”不能说a clothes,也不说an article of clothes,而说an article of clothing或a piece of clothing。

“一套衣服”不能说a suit of clothing,而是说a suit of clothes。

若要说“两件上衣”或“两条裤子”,都要用指具体的衣服或裤子的名词,说成two coats/jackets, two pairs of clothing。“男装”通常说men’s clothing/men’s wear,“女装”说成women’s wear/ladies’ wear。

Clothes不和数词连用,但可以说many/these/some clothes,也可以说articles of clothing(指各种服装和衣着用品),但不说articles of clothes。

Clothes常前置作定语,如clothes brush衣刷

a shop for clothes=a clothing shop服装店

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