garb
/ɡɑːb/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡɑːrb/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgärb/ (ame, mw)
garb — noun
1. the kind of clothing associated with a job, tradition, group, or special event.
the kind of clothing associated with a job, tradition, group, or special event.
The chef arrived in white garb and a tall paper hat.
garb linked to a professional role
Bright festival garb filled the square with masks and long ribbons.
festival garb — clothing for a special event
The monks wore plain garb during the morning meal at the temple.
Hana changed into winter garb before walking across the snowy field.
文法句型
[adjective] garb
garb of [group]
用法筆記
Usually used for clothing that feels distinctive, traditional, ceremonial, or tied to a role, rather than for ordinary everyday clothes.
常見錯誤
garb — verb
- garbpresent simple I / you / we / they
- garbs3rd person singular
- garbing-ing form
- garbedpast simple
1. to put clothes on someone, or to cover something in a way that looks like clothi
to put clothes on someone, or to cover something in a way that looks like clothing.
The maid garbed the child in a blue velvet coat.
garb [someone] in [clothing]
The costume team garbed the actors as sailors before the school play.
garb [someone] as [role]
The statue was garbed in red cloth for the spring festival.
The shop manager garbed the mannequin in black silk for the front window.
- strip
to remove clothing rather than put it on
文法句型
garb [someone] in [clothing]
be garbed in [material or clothing]
garb [someone] as [role]
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object or appears in the passive. It is literary or formal, and is more likely in descriptions of costumes, statues, or ceremonies than in everyday speech.