garment

/ˈɡɑːmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɑːrmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgär-mənt/ (ame, mw)

garment — 名詞

  • garmentsingular
  • garmentsplural

1. any item that you wear on your body, such as a shirt, coat, or dress

1.名詞B1
釋義

衣物；服裝

穿在身上的任何一件衣物

any item that you wear on your body, such as a shirt, coat, or dress

例句

Samir wore a traditional wool garment to the wedding ceremony.

Samir 在婚禮上穿著一件傳統的羊毛衣物。

collocation: traditional garment / wool garment

The tailor carefully stitched each garment by hand in her small shop.

裁縫師在她的小店裡仔細地手工縫製每一件衣物。

subject + verb + object: garment as direct object

同義詞
  • clothing

    uncountable noun for all items worn on the body; broader meaning than garment

  • apparel

    formal term, often used in retail or business contexts

  • attire

    formal term that refers to clothing for a specific occasion or purpose

文法句型

a + [adjective] + garment

用法筆記

Garment is more formal than clothes or clothing. It is commonly used in the fashion industry, in retail descriptions, and in formal writing about attire. You would not normally use it in casual conversation to refer to everyday wear.

常見錯誤

❌I need to buy some garments for the summer.
✅I need to buy some clothes for the summer.
💡For everyday casual wear, use clothes or clothing. Garment sounds overly formal in this context.
❌She wore a beautiful garmented dress.
✅She wore a beautiful garment.
💡Garment is a noun, not an adjective. There is no adjective form garmented (the verb sense is extremely rare and literary).

garment — 動詞