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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
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穿着；佩戴
the act of wearing something
The wearing of seat belts is required by law.
法律要求系安全带。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
Her wearing is fashionable.
Use this
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。
Not this
The wearing glasses can protect your eyes.
Use this
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。
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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。
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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联想记忆：wear(穿/磨损)+ing，名词既指穿戴/衣物，也指长期使用造成的磨损。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、technical/mechanical descriptions、historical or literary prose 作为名词，wearing 的语体随词义变化：表示“穿着的行为”时通常用于正式表达；表示“磨损、侵蚀”时比较常见于技术或机械语境；表示“衣物、服装”的用法多出现在较古老或文学化的文本中。日常口语里较少单独使用这个名词。
与 wearing（/ˈwɛərɪŋ/）押韵的词：bearing、daring、tearing（表“撕裂”时）、swearing。注意：hearing 和 appearing 拼写以 -earing 结尾，但读音为 /ˈhɪərɪŋ/ 和 /əˈpɪərɪŋ/，并不押韵；tearing 还可读作 /ˈtɪərɪŋ/（表“流泪”时），此时不押韵。
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