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tableware for [event/purpose]
for 后接场合或用途，指“供……使用的餐具”。
We bought disposable tableware for the picnic.
我们为野餐买了一次性餐具。
餐具
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
餐具
items used for eating and serving food at the table, such as dishes, cutlery, and glassware
We bought disposable tableware for the picnic.
我们为野餐买了一次性餐具。
摆餐桌用餐时所用的刀叉餐具、陶瓷餐具和玻璃器皿。
The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
餐具(碟子、银器和玻璃器皿)
articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
I bought new tableware for the dinner party.
我为晚宴买了新餐具。
Please wash the tableware after the meal.
饭后请清洗餐具。
The hotel provides elegant tableware in its restaurant.
这家酒店在其餐厅提供优雅的餐具。
for 后接场合或用途，指“供……使用的餐具”。
We bought disposable tableware for the picnic.
我们为野餐买了一次性餐具。
tableware 通常作不可数名词，表示单件时用 a piece of tableware；表示一套时用 a set of tableware。
He accidentally broke a piece of tableware.
他不小心打碎了一件餐具。
tableware 作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。
Tableware includes plates, cups, and cutlery.
餐具包括盘子、杯子和刀叉。
Not this
I need to buy some tablewares for the new house.
Use this
I need to buy some tableware for the new house.
tableware 是不可数名词，不能直接加 -s 表示复数；表示数量时要使用 a piece/set of tableware，或者句中用 some tableware。
Not this
The tableware are on the shelf.
Use this
The tableware is on the shelf.
tableware 是不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词应用单数形式，所以正确句子用 is 而不是 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一次性餐具
The picnic was served on disposable tableware to make cleanup easy.
野餐使用一次性餐具，方便清理。
整套餐具
She bought a new tableware set for the dinner party.
她为晚宴买了一套新餐具。
精致餐具
The restaurant is known for its fine tableware and elegant service.
这家餐厅以精致的餐具和优雅的服务著称。
塑料餐具
The store sells plastic tableware in a range of colors.
这家商店出售各种颜色的塑料餐具。
不锈钢餐具
This brand specializes in durable stainless steel tableware for everyday use.
这个品牌专门生产适合日常使用的耐用不锈钢餐具。
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table（桌子）+ ware（器物）→ 餐桌上用的器物，即餐具。
语域：formal 常见场景：product catalogs、restaurant supply listings、formal written English tableware 多用于正式或书面语境，比如商品目录、餐饮用品说明等；日常口语中通常直接说 dishes、cutlery 等。
集合名词，通常不可数；指多种类时可用复数 tablewares。
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