单词clothes与clothing的用法及区别

单词clothes与clothing的用法及区别

一、clothes 的用法　　　　
1.是衣服的统称,不仅包括 coat,shirt,dress 等这样的“衣服”,而且还包括 trousers,socks 等穿在身上的所有东西.
2.表示“衣服”,是一个没有单数形式的复数名词,其前不可加不定冠词,也不可加数词,但可用 some,these,those,many,(a) few 等词修饰.如：
I need to buy some clothes.
我需要买些衣服.
These clothes wash well.
这些衣服经洗.
You look rather shabby in those clothes.
你穿着那种衣服显得很寒酸.
I don’t have many clothes for summer.
我夏天穿的衣服不多.
As a student she lived very economically,rarely going out and buying very few clothes.
作为学生,她过得很节约,很少外出,也难得买衣服.
3.虽然不受数词的修饰,但使用代词时可用ones.如：
When he got a job in a bank,he had to wear formal clothes instead of informal ones.
他在银行谋了份工作后不得不把非正式衣服换成正式衣服.
4.可受某些名词修饰,表示不同用途的衣服,如school clothes（校服）,sports clothes（运动服）,work clothes（工作服）,play clothes（休闲服）等.它还可以受季节名词修饰,表示不同季节穿的服装,如spring clothes（春装）、summer clothes（夏装）、autumn clothes（秋装）、winter clothes（冬装）.另外还有men’s clothes（男装）,women’s clothes（女装）,children’s clothes（童装）等,但是“婴儿服装”却是baby clothes,通常不说babies’ clothes.
5.表示一套衣服,可以借助suit或set.如：
George is wearing a new suit of clothes.
乔治穿着一套新衣服.
I’m going to take a set of clean clothes with me.
我要带一套干净的衣服.
二、clothing的用法　　　　
1.表示“衣服”的总称,是一个不可数的集合名词.如：
We need warm clothing for the winter.
我们需要暖和的衣服过冬.
用作主语时,其后谓语动词要用单数.如：
Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.
穿宽松的衣服就能活动自如.
2.表示一件衣服,可借助单位词article,item或piece.如：
A coat is an article of clothing.上衣是一件衣服.
The police examined several items of clothing.
警方检查了几件衣服.
3.汉语说“衣食”,但英语通常说成food and clothing.如：
We are well provided with food and clothing.
我们吃得好,穿得好.
Food,clothing and shelter are all basic necessities of life.
衣、食、住所是生活的基本必需品.
4.习语a wolf in sheep’s clothing的意思是“披着羊皮的狼”,其中的clothing习惯上不能换成clothes.如：
He is not to be trusted.He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
他是不能相信的,他是一个伪君子.
They were our worst enemies—wolves in sheep’s clothing.
他们是我们最危险的敌人——是披着羊皮的狼.