robe

Compared meaning: a loose, long outer garment (noun).

比较义项：宽松的长外衣，如睡袍、礼服（名词）。

• gown

  Gown suggests an elegant, fitted, formal garment worn at weddings, proms, or as evening wear; it is not something one wears casually at home.

  gown 强调剪裁合身、优雅正式的外衣，多用于婚礼、舞会或晚宴场合；不会用来指居家随意穿的衣物。

  She spent months choosing the perfect gown for her sister's wedding.

  她花了好几个月为姐姐的婚礼挑选完美的礼服。

• robe 本词

  Robe suggests a loose, comfortable garment worn after bathing or over pajamas, or a long ceremonial gown such as a judge's or graduate's robe; it lacks the fitted, festive feel of a gown.

  robe 强调宽松舒适、沐浴后或睡衣外披的居家外衣，也可指法官、毕业生等穿的礼仪长袍；不像 gown 那样合身且带有喜庆感。

  He shuffled into the kitchen in his robe, still half asleep.

  他还睡眼惺忪地披着睡袍走进厨房。

Both words mean a loose, long outer garment. Gown suggests an elegant, well-tailored piece worn on formal occasions like weddings or balls. Robe suggests a looser, thicker garment for home or ceremony, such as a bathrobe or a judge's or graduate's robe.

这两个词都指宽松的长外衣，但语气和场合不同：gown 强调剪裁考究、正式优雅，常用于婚礼、舞会等隆重场合；robe 强调宽松厚实、居家或礼仪用途，常用于沐浴后或法官、学位服等正式礼服。这里只比较词库给出的这一义项，不涉及两词的其他用法。

Compared meaning: to dress someone in a ceremonial robe (verb).

比较义项：给某人穿上礼袍/长袍（动词）。

• vest

  In this sense 'vest' is archaic and formal, mostly used in the passive to describe clothing someone with the robes of a religious or official office; it is far less common today than 'robe'.

  在这个意义上，vest 是古旧、正式的说法，多用于被动语态，描述为某人穿上宗教或官方职位的礼袍；如今其使用频率远低于 robe。

  The archbishop was solemnly vested in his ceremonial robes before the coronation.

  大主教在加冕礼之前庄严地穿上了他的礼袍。

• robe 本词

  'Robe' is the more common, everyday verb for dressing someone in a robe or gown, often used for judges, graduates or clergy being robed for a ceremony.

  robe 是更常见、日常的动词，表示为某人穿上长袍或礼服，常用于法官、毕业生或神职人员在典礼上穿长袍的场合。

  The graduates were robed in black gowns before walking across the stage.

  毕业生们在走上舞台之前穿上了黑色的长袍。

Both words mean to dress someone in formal robes, usually in the passive voice. Vest here is old-fashioned and rare, used for religious or official ceremonies. Robe is the more common verb, used for judges, graduates, or clergy. Not compared: vest meaning a sleeveless garment.

这两个词在此义项中都表示为某人穿上正式的礼服或长袍，语气庄重、书面化，常见于被动语态；vest 的这个意思如今较为古旧少见，多用于宗教或官方就职典礼，robe 则更常用于法官、毕业生等穿长袍的场合。这里不比较 vest 作名词表示“背心”的常见用法。