the tailoring of sth
of 后接被制作或修改的衣物，语气较正式，强调制作过程本身。
The tailoring of the wedding dress took three weeks.
这条婚纱的裁制花了三个星期。
裁缝工作；裁缝业
修改；装饰；裁缝所做的工作。；任何修改或装饰。；做衣服
The work or occupation of a tailor.
裁缝所做的工作。
Work done by a tailor.
任何修改或装饰。
Any modification or ornamentation.
The tailoring of this jacket is so precise that it looks custom-made.
这件夹克的剪裁如此精细，看起来像是定做的。
用法提示：此处 tailoring 为名词，表示裁缝的手工或剪裁做工。
She learned tailoring from her grandmother and now runs her own dress shop.
她跟祖母学会了裁缝手艺，现在经营自己的服装店。
用法提示：此处 tailoring 为名词，作宾语，指裁缝这门手艺。
The tailoring of the recipe to use less sugar kept the cake delicious.
为了减少糖的用量而对食谱进行的调整，让蛋糕依然美味。
用法提示：此处 tailoring 为名词，表示对某事物的调整、修改。
of 后接被制作或修改的衣物，语气较正式，强调制作过程本身。
The tailoring of the wedding dress took three weeks.
这条婚纱的裁制花了三个星期。
与定冠词连用指某项具体的裁缝活计，常与 do 搭配，可加 all 表示“全部”。
He did the tailoring himself.
裁缝活是他自己做的。
此处 tailoring 作可数用法，用 a piece of 计量，多用来称赞手工技艺。
The coat is a fine piece of tailoring.
这件大衣是一件做工精良的裁缝作品。
grammar · medium
易错句子My father is a tailoring.
正确表达My father is a tailor.
tailoring 是不可数名词，指裁缝做的活儿或修改装饰，不能指人；指“裁缝（人）”要用 tailor。汉语“裁缝”既可指人也可指行业，所以容易把 tailoring 当成人来用。
grammar · medium
易错句子I took my coat to the tailoring to have the sleeves shortened.
正确表达I took my coat to the tailor's to have the sleeves shortened.
tailoring 指裁缝干的活儿，不指店铺；表示“裁缝店”要用 the tailor's（所有格省略 shop）或 tailor shop。汉语“去裁缝那儿/裁缝店”直译成 the tailoring 是错的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dress was tailoring by hand.
正确表达The dress was tailored by hand.
被动语态由 be + 过去分词构成，这里要用动词 tailor 的过去分词 tailored；tailoring 是 -ing 形式的名词，本身不能作谓语，所以 was tailoring 不能表示“被（手工）改做”。
sewing 泛指用针线缝制的动作或活计，不强调按身材定制；tailoring 特指裁缝量体制作或修改衣物的手艺和工作。
alteration 指对成衣所做的具体改动，如改短、收腰；tailoring 指裁缝的整个制作或修改工作与手艺，不单指某一处改动。
dressmaking 侧重制作女装的行业或活动；tailoring 更广，常指裁缝量体定制男装或女装的手艺，还可引申指修改或装饰。
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