clothes

clothes — noun

1. the garments that people wear on their bodies, like tops, coats, and trousers, t

1.名詞A1
釋義

the garments that people wear on their bodies, like tops, coats, and trousers, to stay warm, to be comfortable, or to improve their appearance.

例句

Leila folded her clean clothes and placed them carefully in the wardrobe.

collocation: fold clothes / clean clothes

Before leaving for school, Tomás put on his school clothes and grabbed his backpack.

collocation: put on + clothes

同義詞
  • clothing

    more formal; used as an uncountable noun (much clothing, not many clothings)

  • garments

    formal or technical; used in manufacturing and retail contexts

  • attire

    formal; often describes clothing suited for a specific occasion (formal attire, evening attire)

文法句型

clothes + plural verb

these/those + clothes

many + clothes

用法筆記

Always used as a plural noun. There is no singular form 'clothe' that means one garment — the singular forms are 'item of clothing' or 'garment.' Use 'clothes' with a plural verb: 'These clothes are new' not 'This clothes is new.'

常見錯誤

❌This clothes is very expensive.
✅These clothes are very expensive.
💡'clothes' is always plural and must be used with a plural verb.
❌I bought a new clothe for the party.
✅I bought new clothes for the party.' ✅ 'I bought an item of clothing for the party.
💡There is no singular 'clothe' meaning one garment.

2. the general category or type of garments that people wear on their bodies, espec

2.名詞A2
釋義

the general category or type of garments that people wear on their bodies, especially when referring to a sector of retail, manufacturing, or charitable donation.

例句

The department store has an entire floor dedicated to women's clothes.

collective sense; collocation: women's clothes / men's clothes

Hana donated several bags of clothes to the local homeless shelter.

同義詞
  • clothing

    the closest synonym; 'clothing' is uncountable and more common in formal/industry writing

  • apparel

    formal or commercial term; often used in retail (apparel store, apparel industry)

  • wear

    used in compound nouns: menswear, sportswear, childrenswear

文法句型

clothes + plural verb

collective/category sense

用法筆記

This sense treats 'clothes' as a broad category rather than specific items. It commonly appears in retail, manufacturing, and charitable contexts. Unlike sense 1, this sense often collects 'clothes' with other general categories: 'food and clothes,' 'shoes and clothes.' Still takes a plural verb.

常見錯誤

❌ 'The clothes industry is growing.' (acceptable but sense 2 is more natural here) — this is not a mistake per se, but sense 2 is better suited for collective/industry contexts.