wardrobe
wardrobe — 名詞
1. a tall container with a rail or hooks, where you keep clothes by hanging them —
衣櫃
掛放衣物的家具或壁櫥
a tall container with a rail or hooks, where you keep clothes by hanging them — either a freestanding unit or a cupboard set into a wall.
Felix hung his school uniform in the wardrobe every evening.
Felix 每晚都把校服掛進衣櫃裡。
in + the + wardrobe (location)
The wardrobe in Mateo's bedroom had three wooden shelves and a long metal rail.
Mateo 臥室裡的衣櫃有三層木架和一個長金屬掛桿。
wardrobe + [preposition phrase: in someone's room]
Putri pulled a thick winter coat from the wardrobe before leaving the house.
Putri 出門前從衣櫃裡抽出一件厚冬衣。
The landlord fitted a large built-in wardrobe in the corner of the main bedroom.
房東在主臥室的角落安裝了一個大型的嵌入式衣櫃。
- closet
American English term for a built-in storage space for clothes; in BrE, 'closet' usually means a small private room
- armoire
a large, ornate freestanding wardrobe, often antique and made of decorative wood
- cupboard
a general term for a storage cabinet with shelves; a cupboard is usually shallower and typically has shelves rather than a hanging rail
文法句型
a + [adjective] + wardrobe
wardrobe + [preposition phrase]
用法筆記
In British English, wardrobe is the usual word for a tall freestanding or built-in cupboard with a rail for hanging clothes. In American English, the equivalent is typically called a closet; wardrobe in AmE often refers specifically to antique or ornamental freestanding pieces, or to the clothes collection (Sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. the full range of garments, shoes, and accessories belonging to someone, includi
全部衣物
個人擁有或日常穿著的服裝總稱
the full range of garments, shoes, and accessories belonging to someone, including everything they wear from day to day.
For her new office job, Tanvi needed to buy a completely new wardrobe.
為了新的辦公室工作，Tanvi 需要買一整批全新的衣物。
buy/get + a + [adjective] + wardrobe
Amihan packed her entire winter wardrobe into two large suitcases for the trip.
Amihan 把她整個冬季的衣物裝進兩個大行李箱裡帶去旅行。
Nala's wardrobe is full of bright colours, because she dislikes plain clothes.
Nala 的衣服收藏充滿了明亮的色彩，因為她不喜歡素色的衣服。
Mateo decided to build a capsule wardrobe with only thirty carefully chosen items.
Mateo 決定打造一個只有三十件精選衣物的精簡衣櫥。
The boutique offered a service where a stylist curated a wardrobe for each client.
那家精品店提供一項服務，由造型師為每位客戶規劃衣物收藏。
文法句型
[possessive] + wardrobe
[season/adjective] + wardrobe
a wardrobe of + [plural noun]
常見錯誤
3. the department or section within a theatre, film studio, or television productio
戲服部
劇場或影視公司管理演員服裝的部門
the department or section within a theatre, film studio, or television production company that manages, repairs, and supplies costumes and clothing for performers.
Élise worked in the wardrobe department of the National Theatre for six years.
Élise 在國家劇院的戲服部門工作了六年。
work in + the wardrobe department
The wardrobe team had only two hours to repair the lead actress's costume before the show.
戲服組只有兩小時的時間在開演前修好女主角的戲服。
the wardrobe team + repair/prepare + costume
Aoi was thrilled when the film studio offered her a job in its wardrobe division.
Aoi 很興奮地得知那家電影公司願意給她戲服部門的工作機會。
The wardrobe department at the opera house stores over five thousand costumes from past productions.
歌劇院的戲服部門存放了超過五千套歷年製作中的戲服。
- costume department
more transparent term; 'wardrobe' is the traditional theatre-industry term
- costume shop
often refers to the physical workshop where costumes are made, rather than the department that manages them
文法句型
the + wardrobe + [noun]
work in + wardrobe
the wardrobe + department/team/staff
用法筆記
Frequently appears in compounds: 'wardrobe department', 'wardrobe mistress/master', 'wardrobe assistant', 'wardrobe truck'. In theatre credits, 'Wardrobe' alone is used as a job title ('Head of Wardrobe').