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[adjective] apparel
The store offers a wide range of casual apparel.
这家店提供各种休闲服装。
服装；衣服
apparels — plural of apparel
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服装；衣服
Clothing; garments.
The store offers a wide range of casual apparel.
这家店提供各种休闲服装。
衣物
Clothing.
服装
clothing in general
外观、外表、形式
Aspect, guise, form.
(圣衣等法衣上的)小装饰绣片
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
The store sells a wide range of sports apparel.
这家商店出售各种运动服装。
AI contextual example
She works in the fashion apparel industry, designing new collections every season.
她在时尚服装行业工作，每个季节设计新系列。
AI contextual example
The company's branded apparel is popular among young consumers.
该公司的品牌服装在年轻消费者中很受欢迎。
AI contextual example
she was refined in her choice of apparel
她对衣着的选择十分讲究。
WordNet
The store offers a wide range of casual apparel.
这家店提供各种休闲服装。
She bought special apparel for the wedding.
她为婚礼买了特制服装。
in...apparel 表示穿着某种服装的状态，常用于正式场合。
The attendees were in formal apparel.
与会者都穿着正式服装。
Not this
She bought many apparels.
Use this
She bought many items of apparel.
apparel 通常是不可数名词，学习者在中文‘衣服’可数的影响下误用复数形式；应使用‘items of’或保持单数形式。
Not this
Her apparel is very youthful.
Use this
Her appearance is very youthful.
中文释义‘外表’可能导致学习者混淆，但英文中 apparel 仅指‘衣服’；表示‘外貌’时应用 appearance。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
服装业
She works in the apparel industry.
她在服装业工作。
服装品牌
The company launched a new apparel brand last year.
这家公司去年推出了一个新服装品牌。
运动服装
He always buys sports apparel for his morning runs.
他总是为晨跑购买运动服装。
服装和配饰
The store sells apparel and accessories for men and women.
这家商店出售男女服装和配饰。
服装零售商
This apparel retailer operates over 200 stores nationwide.
这家服装零售商在全国经营着200多家门店。
服装系列
The designer presented her new apparel line at Fashion Week.
这位设计师在时装周上展示了她的新服装系列。
因为衣着常常显示人的身份。
From Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3, where Polonius advises his son Laertes that apparel—a man's clothing—proclaims his character.
出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》第一幕第三场，波洛涅斯告诫儿子雷欧提斯：衣着——一个人的穿着——显示他的品格。
Use apparels naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
穿衣后才有 appearance（外观），apparel 开头很像 appear——服装决定外表。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing and literature、fashion retail and manufacturing apparel 作“衣服”讲时语体随语境变化：在正式书面语或文学作品中偏正式，日常口语较少用；在服装零售、制造等行业里则是常见专业用语，多用于产品介绍和行业报告。口语里更常说 clothes 或 clothing。
通常为不可数名词。
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