separates
separates — 名詞
1. single clothing items such as a top, a skirt, or one pair of trousers, each boug
可單買的服裝
可分開購買、自由搭配的上下身服飾
single clothing items such as a top, a skirt, or one pair of trousers, each bought on its own so you can wear them in many combinations instead of as a matching set.
Gabriel prefers separates because he can match one jacket with three different pairs of trousers.
Gabriel 偏愛可單買的服裝，因為他能用一件外套搭配三條不同的長褲。
always plural; contrast with a matching suit
The shop near the station sells smart separates that office workers wear to meetings.
車站附近那家店賣的是上班族開會時穿的俐落單品服飾。
typical retail context for the word
Mayumi packed light by choosing separates that she could mix into many outfits.
Mayumi 挑了能混搭成多套穿法的單買服裝，所以行李打包得很輕便。
Buying separates lets you replace just the skirt when one piece wears out.
買可單買的服裝，讓你在其中一件穿壞時只要換掉裙子就好。
The designer showed a new line of cotton separates for the spring season.
這位設計師推出了一系列春季的棉質單買服飾。
- mix-and-match pieces
everyday descriptive phrase for the same idea
- coordinates
retail term for separates designed to go together
- suit
a matching jacket and trousers or skirt sold as one set
文法句型
always plural
用法筆記
Always plural and used without a number directly in front of it: say 'a set of separates' or 'these separates', not 'a separate'. Subject is usually clothing sold one piece at a time rather than as a fixed suit.