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dressmaking + is/be + adj/n
dressmaking 通常作不可数名词，泛指缝制女装的工艺。
Dressmaking is a relaxing hobby.
服装缝制是一种令人放松的爱好。
女装缝制
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
女装缝制
the craft of making dresses
Dressmaking is a relaxing hobby.
服装缝制是一种令人放松的爱好。
为女性制作定制服装(如连衣裙、衬衫和晚礼服)的手艺。
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
She took a weekend class to learn dressmaking.
她上了一门周末课程来学习服装缝制。
Dressmaking requires patience and careful measurement.
服装缝制需要耐心和仔细的测量。
Her aunt taught her dressmaking when she was a teenager.
她姑姑在她十几岁时教她服装缝制。
dressmaking 通常作不可数名词，泛指缝制女装的工艺。
Dressmaking is a relaxing hobby.
服装缝制是一种令人放松的爱好。
take up 在此表示“开始从事/学习（某项手艺）”。
She took up dressmaking after she retired.
她退休后开始学习服装缝制。
dressmaking 可直接修饰名词，如 course、kit、project 等。
I signed up for a dressmaking class.
我报名参加了一个服装缝制课程。
Not this
She learned a dressmaking.
Use this
She learned dressmaking.
dressmaking 是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a；表示泛指学习这门手艺时直接用原形。
Not this
She is good at dressmake.
Use this
She is good at dressmaking.
介词 at 后面需要名词或动名词作宾语；dressmaking 是名词，不能把它当成动词原形 dressmake 来用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
服装缝纫课
She attends a dressmaking class every Saturday.
她每周六上服装缝纫课。
裁缝技艺
Her dressmaking skills improved with practice.
她的裁缝技艺通过练习得到了提高。
裁缝生意
She runs a small dressmaking business from home.
她在家里经营一个小裁缝生意。
学习服装缝制
He decided to learn dressmaking from his grandmother.
他决定跟祖母学习服装缝制。
女装裁剪图样
Use this dressmaking pattern to cut the fabric.
用这张女装裁剪图样来裁剪布料。
Use dressmaking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象裁缝在缝纫机前做连衣裙：dress（连衣裙）+ making（制作）→ 女装缝制。
语域：neutral 常见场景：缝纫课程、服装行业、日常手作 该词是中性常用词，通常指制作裙装（多指女装）的手艺或活动，多用于缝纫课程、日常爱好或服装行业等场合。
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