区别辨析clothes、clothing、coat、dress、garment、robe、gown、uniform、costume与suit

这些名词均有衣服、服装之意。

clothes : 普通用词，多指包括上衣、内衣或裤子等具体的一件件衣服。

She usually wears smart/casual clothes.她通常穿着很入时／随意。Im just putting my clothes on.我正打算把衣服穿上。Take your clothes off and get in the bath.脱下衣服进浴缸。designer clothes名牌服装a clothes shop服装店

clothing : 常用词，集合名词，是衣服的总称。

You can only take three articles/items of clothing into the changing room.你只能带3件衣服进试衣间。Protective clothing must be worn.必须穿上防护服。

coat : 指上衣、外衣、大衣、外套及女式上装。

Do your coat up, Joe, or youll freeze.扣好外套，乔，不然你会冻坏的。We need a coat hook on the back of this door.我们需要在这扇门后安个衣钩。

dress : 多指正式场合或为某些特定用途而穿的服装，也指童装或女性穿的连衣裙。

The king, in full ceremonial dress, presided over the ceremony.女王身着礼服盛装主持仪式。a long/short dress长／短裙a wedding dress婚纱

garment : 语气庄重，正式用词，复数形式可与clothes换用，指身上全部穿着。单数形式指单件衣服，尤指长袍、外套等外面的衣服。

a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket用夹克衫改成的不成形的一件衣服woollen/winter/outer garments毛衣；冬装；外衣

robe : 指长袍，也指浴衣、晨衣。

He wrapped a robe around himself before answering the door.他裹了件浴衣过来开门。Judges wear black robes when they are in court.法官在法庭上都身穿黑袍。

gown : 指女人穿的长服，尤指教士、法官、教授等的礼服或妇女的睡衣等，也指长袍。

a ball gown舞会礼服a hospital gown病号服a graduation gown毕业礼服a surgeons gown外科医生穿的罩衣

uniform : 指某团体或组织统一做的制服，如军服、校服等。

military/school uniform军装／校服a nurses uniform护士服I love a man in uniform!我喜欢穿制服的男人！

costume : 指流行某一地区或某一时代的服装，也指演员的戏装。

Singers performing Mozarts operas often dress in/wear historical costume.歌手们经常穿古装出演莫扎特的歌剧。The dancers leading the procession were in colourful and elaborate costumes.走在队伍前头的舞蹈演员身着色彩绚丽、制作考究的服装。The shop has a good selection of bikinis and bathing/swimming costumes.该店有很多漂亮的比基尼和其他泳装可供选购。

suit : 指一套服装，一般有几件配成一套的套装。

All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits.所有的商人都穿着细条纹的套装。She wore a dark blue suit.她穿着一套深蓝色的衣服。