These are all words for the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers/pants. 以上各词均指衣服、服装。

• clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers/pants 指衣服、服装
• clothing [U] (rather formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes 指衣服，尤指某种类型的服装：◆warm clothing 保暖服

clothes or clothing? 用 clothes 还是 clothing？

Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean 'a particular type of clothes'. There is no singular form of clothes or clothing: a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear such as a dress or shirt. * clothing 较 clothes 更正式，尤用以指某种类型的服装。clothes 或 clothing 无单数形式，指一件衣服用 a piece/an item/an article of clothing。

• garment (formal) a piece of clothing 指一件衣服：◆He was wearing a strange shapeless garment. 他穿着一件不成形的奇怪衣服。 NOTE Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing. * garment 只用于正式场合或文学语境，在日常生活中，一件衣服用 a piece of clothing。
• dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion 指着装、衣着，尤指某种样式或某种场合穿的衣服：◆We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays. 我们在星期五可以穿便服。
• wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when it is being sold in shops/stores （通常构成复合词）指为特定用途或场合穿的衣服，尤指商店中售卖的衣服：◆the children's wear department 童装部
• gear [U] (informal) clothes 指衣服、服装：◆Her friends were all wearing the latest gear(= fashionable clothes). 她的朋友都穿着最新款的衣服。

Patterns

• casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear/gear
• evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
• designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
• children's/men's/women's clothes/clothing/garments/wear
• to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/dress/gear