一、首先應區分開 cloth 與 clothes / clothing：cloth表示“布”、“衣料”,是不可數名詞.如： She bought some cloth to make herself a dress.她買了些布要給自己做一件連衣裙. 表示用作某種特殊用途的布(如：桌布,檯布,揩布等),是可數名詞.如： Clean the windows with a soft cloth.用塊軟布擦窗子. 二、clothes 和 clothing 均可表示“衣服”,用作“衣服”的統稱,但在用法上有差別：
1.clothes
是一個沒有單數形式的複數名詞,其前不可加不定冠詞,也不可加數詞,但可用 some,these,those,many,few 等詞修飾.如： 正：those clothes / few clothes / many clothes 誤：a clothes / two clothes / three clothes
2.clothing
是不可數名詞.如： They wear very little clothing.他們衣服穿得很少. 3.比較而言：clothes 的含義比較具體,而 clothing 的含義則比較抽象.從語體上看,clothing 比 clothes 更正式.比較： I changed my clothes.我換了衣服. He is washing his clothes.他在洗衣服. Our clothing protects us against the cold.我們的衣服可以禦寒. We are well provided with food and clothing.我們吃得好,穿得好. 若不考慮其細微區別,兩者常可換用(注：一個是複數,一個不可數).如： He spent a lot of money on clothes [clothing].他花了許多錢買衣服
一、首先應區分開 cloth 與 clothes / clothing：cloth表示“布”、“衣料”,是不可數名詞.如： She bought some cloth to make herself a dress.她買了些布要給自己做一件連衣裙. 表示用作某種特殊用途的布(如：桌布,檯布,揩布等),是可數名詞.如： Clean the windows with a soft cloth.用塊軟布擦窗子. 二、clothes 和 clothing 均可表示“衣服”,用作“衣服”的統稱,但在用法上有差別：
1.clothes
是一個沒有單數形式的複數名詞,其前不可加不定冠詞,也不可加數詞,但可用 some,these,those,many,few 等詞修飾.如： 正：those clothes / few clothes / many clothes 誤：a clothes / two clothes / three clothes2.clothing
是不可數名詞.如： They wear very little clothing.他們衣服穿得很少. 3.比較而言：clothes 的含義比較具體,而 clothing 的含義則比較抽象.從語體上看,clothing 比 clothes 更正式.比較： I changed my clothes.我換了衣服. He is washing his clothes.他在洗衣服. Our clothing protects us against the cold.我們的衣服可以禦寒. We are well provided with food and clothing.我們吃得好,穿得好. 若不考慮其細微區別,兩者常可換用(注：一個是複數,一個不可數).如： He spent a lot of money on clothes [clothing].他花了許多錢買衣服