Accoutrements are the extra things you carry or wear for a particular activity or way of life — not always the main thing itself, but the kit around it. A soldier’s accoutrements might be belts, pouches, and straps; a photographer’s might be bags, extra lenses, and clips; someone living “the camping life” might talk about the stove, the lantern, and all the other accoutrements.

Accoutrements areAccoutrements指的是 the extra things you carry or wear額外攜帶或穿戴的東西 for a particular activity or way of life為了某種活動或生活方式 not always the main thing itself不一定是主要的那件東西本身 but the kit around it而是圍繞著它的那些配件 A soldier's accoutrements might be belts, pouches, and straps一個軍人的accoutrements可能是皮帶、小袋子和背帶 a photographer's might be bags, extra lenses, and clips一個攝影師的可能是包包、額外的鏡頭和夾具 someone living "the camping life" might talk about the stove, the lantern, and all the other accoutrements過著「露營生活」的人，可能會提到爐具、燈籠，還有其他各種accoutrements

It is a rather fancy, slightly old-fashioned word. People often use it with a little smile, as if the pile of stuff is almost too much.

It is a rather fancy, slightly old-fashioned word這是個相當講究、有點老派的字 People often use it with a little smile大家用這個字的時候常帶點微笑 as if the pile of stuff is almost too much好像那一堆東西快多到誇張了

You almost always hear it in the plural. American spelling is sometimes accouterments.

You almost always hear it in the plural你幾乎都會聽到它的複數形 American spelling is sometimes美式拼法有時會寫成 accouterments accouterments