the wearing of [something]
wearing 作名词时，常用 the wearing of... 结构表示“穿/戴某物的动作”，语气较正式。
The wearing of seat belts is required by law.
法律要求系安全带。
穿着；佩戴
wearings — plural of wearing
磨损；侵蚀；衣物；服装；侵蚀或研磨的机械过程；穿戴某物的行为；所穿戴之物；衣服；服装
the act of wearing something
侵蚀或研磨的机械过程
The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.
穿戴某物的行为
The act by which something is worn.
所穿戴之物；衣服；服装
That which is worn; clothes; garments.
The constant wearing of the rocks by the river took thousands of years.
河水对岩石的不断侵蚀经过了数千年。
用法提示：这里 wearing 是名词，表示磨损、侵蚀的过程。
The wearing of a seatbelt is legally required in most countries.
在大多数国家，系安全带是法律要求的。
用法提示：这里 wearing 是名词，表示佩戴、系上的动作或状态。
The tailor admired the fine wearing displayed on the old mannequin.
裁缝欣赏着旧模特身上展示的那件精致服装。
用法提示：这里 wearing 是名词，表示衣物、服装。
wearing 作名词时，常用 the wearing of... 结构表示“穿/戴某物的动作”，语气较正式。
The wearing of seat belts is required by law.
法律要求系安全带。
wearing away 表示“磨损、侵蚀”，强调因摩擦或冲蚀而逐渐损耗的过程。
The wearing away of the cliffs is caused by the sea.
悬崖的侵蚀是海水造成的。
最常用，可与 wearing 互换；但 wear 更强调磨损后的状态，例如轮胎的磨损。
多指自然力（风、水等）对地表的侵蚀；用于机械磨损时需说明外力。
强调摩擦造成的表面损伤，常用于皮肤或材料表面。
偏正式，常指通过持续摩擦或压力逐渐削弱，也可用于抽象事物（如人员的消耗）。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her wearing is fashionable.
正确表达Her clothing is fashionable.
wearing作为名词虽有‘衣物’之义，但在现代英语中不用于指某个人的穿着，且为不可数名词；表示‘某人的衣着’时常用clothing或outfit。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wearing glasses can protect your eyes.
正确表达The wearing of glasses can protect your eyes.
wearing作名词表示‘穿戴的行为’时，若要指出穿戴的对象，必须用介词of引出，构成the wearing of...结构。直接说the wearing glasses是把wearing误作动词的分词形式，语法上不成立。
本义为“侵蚀或研磨的机械过程”；反义词取“物质沉积”的过程义，与“穿戴/衣物”义无关。
wear 作名词多指因长期使用造成的磨损或‘适于穿着’的状态，是不可数名词；wearing 作名词更强调磨损的过程或‘衣物’。例如表示日常穿着时用 wear，表示磨损过程时常用 wearing。
erosion 通常指风、水、冰川等自然力量对地表的侵蚀；wearing 指机械摩擦或使用造成的损耗。两者都有‘磨损’之意，但原因和对象不同。
clothing 是衣物总称，最常用；wearing 作‘衣物’解时较正式，常见于 wearing apparel 等固定说法，一般口语中用 clothing。
服装；衣着
The shop sells men's wearing apparel.
这家商店出售男式服装。
磨损；侵蚀
The wearing away of the mountain is a slow process.
山体的侵蚀是一个缓慢的过程。
穿戴；佩戴
The wearing of masks is now optional.
佩戴口罩现在不是强制性的了。
耐磨性；耐穿性
This fabric is known for its wearing quality.
这种面料以耐磨著称。
wear + -er
wear + -able
foot + wear
under + wear
knit + wear
sports + wear
wear（词根：穿；磨损）+ -ing（名词后缀，表示行为或结果）；无前缀；同根词：wear, worn, wearable；同后缀词：building, painting, meaning
佩戴三叶草（圣帕特里克节的爱尔兰传统）
Every March, many Irish-Americans take part in the wearing of the green.
每年三月，许多爱尔兰裔美国人都会参与佩戴三叶草的传统。
他们因佩戴绿饰而绞死男人和女人。
The wearing of the green was once a symbol of Irish rebellion.
佩戴绿饰曾是爱尔兰起义的象征。
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