【明報專訊】有讀者寫電郵給我，希望我解釋wear和dress的分別。

Wear是動詞（穿著、佩戴、掛着、帶着），例如︰

1）Wear eyeglasses = 戴眼鏡

2）Victor wears his hair long = Victor 留長頭髮

3）Wear a smile = 帶着微笑

4）Victoria wears Julian in his heart/memory = Victoria心裏記着她

Dress（動詞）解作打扮、修飾；佈置（櫥窗等）。例如︰

1）Dress a baby = 給嬰兒穿衣服

2）Be well/finely dressed = 衣著漂亮（講究）

3）Get dressed for Victor's birthday party = 為出席Victor生日宴會穿禮服

4）Victoria dresses her store window to welcome the Year of the Dragon = Victoria佈置商店櫥窗迎接龍年來臨

Dress作名詞時解作衣服、服裝、女服、童裝、禮服、盛裝。Wear作名詞時解作穿戴的東西、佩戴物和磨損。我們常有的諺語wear and tear是指機器消磨、消耗或磨損。

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