clothes與clothing的用法區(qū)別
▲兩者均可表示衣服的統(tǒng)稱,但clothes是一個沒有單數形式的復數名詞(永遠是復數),而clothing則是一個沒有復數形式的單數名詞(永遠不可數)。如:
1. clothes
She wears beautiful clothes. 她穿著漂亮的衣服。
She likes to wear expensive clothes. 她喜歡穿價格昂貴的衣服。
She bought a suit of clothes yesterday. 她昨天買了一套衣服。
He never changes his clothes; his trousers are filthy. 他從不換衣服,他的褲子污穢不堪。
2. clothing
Food and clothing are basic necessities. 衣食是基本的生活必需品。
People wear warm clothing in cold weather. 天冷時人們穿暖和的衣服。
▲比較而言,clothes的含義比較具體,而clothing的含義則比較抽象。如:
Hang the clothes on the line. 把這些衣服掛在晾衣繩上。
Our clothing protects us against the cold. 我們的衣服可以御寒。
▲若不考慮其細微區(qū)別,兩者??蓳Q用。如:
Warm clothes are [clothing is] a must in the mountains. 在山里厚衣服是必不可少的。
另外,在a wolf in sheep’s clothing(披著羊皮的狼)這一習語中,習慣上用clothing。如:
They were our worst enemies—wolves in sheep’s clothing. 他們是我們最危險的敵人——是披著羊皮的狼。