ap·par·el
noun/əˈpærəl/
/əˈpærəl/
[uncountable]- (especially North American English) clothing, when it is being sold in shops
（商店出售的）衣服，服装 - The store sells women's and children's apparel.
这家商店出售女装和童装。
- The store sells women's and children's apparel.
- (old-fashioned or formal) clothes, particularly those worn on a formal occasion
（尤指正式场合穿的）衣服，服装 - lords and ladies in fine apparel
衣着漂亮的贵族和贵妇
- lords and ladies in fine apparel
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make ready or fit’; as a noun ‘furnishings, equipment’): from Old French apareillier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + par ‘equal’.