类型:英语语法
时间:2020-06-01
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clothes和
clothing均可表示衣服的统称,但clothes是一个没有单数形式的复数名词(永远是复数),而
clothing则是一个没有复数形式的单数名词(永远不可数)。如:
Soak the
clothes in cold
water. 把这些衣服浸泡在冷水里。
You shouldn’t wear
informal clothes to an
interview. 参加面时,不应该穿得随随便便的。
两者比较而言,
clothes的含义比较具体,而
clothing的含义则比较抽象。如:
She hung the
clothes on the line to dry. 她把衣服挂在绳上晾干。
Our
clothing protects us
against the cold. 我们的衣服可以御寒。
但是, 若不考虑其细微区别,
clothes和
clothing常可换用。如:
Warm
clothes are [
clothing is] a must in the
mountains. 在山里厚衣服是必不可少的。
另外,在a wolf in
sheep’s
clothing(披着羊皮的狼)这一习语中,习惯上用
clothing。如:
He
turned out to be a wolf in
sheep’s
clothing. 他原来是只披着羊皮的狼。
He
certainly seems harmless enough, but is he a wolf in
sheep’s
clothing? 看起来他倒是十分和善,但会不会是披着羊皮的狼?
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