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wear + vestments
vestment 表示神职人员的法衣时，常用复数形式 vestments。
The priest wore white vestments for the ceremony.
那位牧师在仪式上穿着白色法衣。
法衣；祭服
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法衣；祭服
a ceremonial gown or garment worn by the clergy
The priest wore white vestments for the ceremony.
那位牧师在仪式上穿着白色法衣。
作为职务标志而穿的长袍、礼服或其他衣物。
A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
法衣
gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
神职人员等穿着的特殊衣物,尤指圣餐礼上穿着的祭衣。
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
服装。
Clothing.
The priest wore a white vestment during the morning service.
牧师在早间礼拜时穿了一件白色法衣。
These embroidered vestments have been used in the cathedral for decades.
这些刺绣祭服在大教堂里已经使用了几十年。
She carefully folded the vestment after the ceremony.
仪式结束后，她小心地把法衣叠好。
vestment 表示神职人员的法衣时，常用复数形式 vestments。
The priest wore white vestments for the ceremony.
那位牧师在仪式上穿着白色法衣。
The bishop was dressed in his finest vestments.
主教穿着他最好的祭服。
ceremonial 强调仪式性，常与 vestments 搭配使用。
The choir members put on their ceremonial vestments.
唱诗班成员穿上了他们的礼仪法衣。
Not this
The priest wore vestment to the service.
Use this
The priest wore vestments to the service.
vestment 是可数名词，单数时需加冠词，泛指时通常用复数 vestments；这里表示“穿着祭服”，应用复数，不能用不带冠词的单数形式。
Not this
He vestmented quickly before the ceremony.
Use this
He vested quickly before the ceremony.
vestment 是名词，表示“法衣、祭服”，不可用作动词；动词形式是 vest，表示“穿上祭服”。应改用动词 vest，并去掉名词后缀 -ment。
Not this
She bought new vestments for the party.
Use this
She bought new clothes for the party.
vestment 特指神职人员穿的法衣或祭服，不能泛指普通衣服；表示一般衣物用 clothes。该错误源于中文释义中“衣服”的误导，忽略了其宗教礼仪专用词汇的性质。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
礼拜法衣
The bishop wore liturgical vestments for the Easter Mass.
复活节弥撒时，主教穿着礼拜法衣。
司祭法衣
The priest put on his priestly vestments before the service.
仪式开始前，神父穿上了他的司祭法衣。
仪式法衣
The choir members wore ceremonial vestments for the festival.
唱诗班成员在节日中穿着仪式法衣。
白色法衣
The celebrant wore white vestments at the wedding.
婚礼上，主礼人穿着白色法衣。
绣花法衣
The museum displayed richly embroidered vestments from the twelfth century.
博物馆展出了十二世纪刺绣精美的法衣。
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记忆联想：vest 是“背心”，法衣也是穿在身上的礼服；传教士穿的 vestment 就是祭服。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教仪式、正式文献 vestment 通常用于正式或宗教语境，多指神职人员主持仪式时所穿的法衣或礼服；日常口语中较少使用。
指教士在宗教仪式上穿的法衣或礼服，不是日常衣服。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.