luggage

/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlə-gij/ (ame, mw)

luggage — noun

1. all the bags, suitcases, and other containers you carry your clothes and persona

1.名詞A2
釋義

all the bags, suitcases, and other containers you carry your clothes and personal belongings in when you go on a trip, together with whatever is inside them

例句

Mizuki packed her luggage the night before her flight to Seoul.

collocation: pack luggage

Make sure your luggage has a name tag before checking it in at the counter.

collocation: check luggage in

同義詞
  • baggage

    more common in American English and at airports; also used metaphorically (emotional baggage), which luggage is not

  • bags

    informal and less precise — can refer to any type of bag, not just travel containers

  • suitcases

    narrower — refers specifically to rectangular cases with handles, not all luggage types

用法筆記

Luggage is an uncountable noun, so it cannot be pluralised. For countable references use a piece of / an item of luggage or simply bag / suitcase.

常見錯誤

❌I have three luggages to carry.
✅I have three pieces of luggage to carry.
💡luggage is uncountable and does not take a plural -s.