?1. clothes 和 clothing 都可用作“衣服”的統(tǒng)稱,但在用法上有差別:(1) clothes 是一個沒有單數(shù)形式的復(fù)數(shù)名詞, 其前不可加不定冠詞,也不可加數(shù)詞,但可用 some, these, those, many, few 等詞修飾。如:正:those clothes / few clothes / many clothes誤:a clothes / two clothes / three clothes(2) clothing 是不可數(shù)名詞。如:They wear very little clothing. 他們衣服穿得很少。(3) 比較而言:clothes 的含義比較具體,而 clothing 的含義則比較抽象。從語體上看,clothing 比 clothes 更正式。比較:I changed my clothes. 我換了衣服。He is washing his clothes. 他在洗衣服。Our clothing protects us against the cold. 我們的衣服可以御寒。We are well provided with food and clothing. 我們吃得好,穿得好。若不考慮其細(xì)微區(qū)別,兩者??蓳Q用(注:一個是復(fù)數(shù),一個不可數(shù))。如:。如:He spent a lot of money on clothes [clothing]. 他花了許多錢買衣服。(4) 要表示衣服的數(shù)量,可用類似以下的表達(dá):誤:a suit of clothing???? 正:a suit of clothes 一套衣服誤:an ariticle of clothes?? 正:an article of clothing 一件衣服2. dress 表示“衣服”,有兩種用法:(1) 用作GHT: 20pt; mso-char-indent-count:可數(shù)名詞,主要指婦女穿的連衣裙或上下連身的女裝,也可指小孩穿的衣服,但不指男人穿的衣服。如:She makes all her own dresses. 她的連衣裙都是自己做的。She was wearing a beautiful dress. 她當(dāng)時穿著一身漂亮的衣服。(2) 用作不可數(shù)名詞,表示“衣服”的總稱”(不論男女)。如:He doesn’t care much about dress. 他不太注意衣著。注:在現(xiàn)代英語中,dress 用作不可數(shù)名詞的用法已不常見。它主要用來指某些特殊種類的衣服(如禮服等)。如:)evening dress 晚禮服??? full dress 大禮服
national dress 民族服裝 ? fancy dress 化裝服裝