Clothes that are breathable let air — and the wet from sweat — pass through, so you do not feel sticky and trapped inside them. Sports shirts and rain jackets use this word a lot on the label.

Clothes that are breathable透氣的衣服 let air — and the wet from sweat — pass through讓空氣和汗水的濕氣穿透過去，so所以 you do not feel sticky and trapped inside them你穿著不會覺得悶黏、被困住。Sports shirts and rain jackets運動衫和雨衣 use this word a lot on the label常常在標籤上用這個字。

The cloth is not breathing like a person; it just lets air move through. Though actually, shops stretch the word: a jacket can be called breathable and still keep rain out, because the tiny holes (so the claim goes) let vapour through but not liquid water.

The cloth is not breathing like a person布料不是像人一樣在呼吸；it just lets air move through它只是讓空氣通過而已。Though actually不過其實，shops stretch the word店家會把這個字用得更寬：a jacket can be called breathable and still keep rain out一件外套可以被說是 breathable、卻還是能防雨，because因為 the tiny holes (so the claim goes) let vapour through but not liquid water小小的孔（按廠商說法）只讓水蒸氣通過、不讓液態水通過。

The same adjective has another, older use: air that is breathable is air you can safely breathe, as opposed to smoke or gas that you cannot. The clothes sense is the one you will meet on packets.

The same adjective同一個形容詞 has another, older use還有另一個比較舊的用法：air that is breathable透氣的空氣 is air you can safely breathe是指你可以安全呼吸的空氣，as opposed to smoke or gas that you cannot相對於你不能呼吸的煙或氣體。The clothes sense衣服這個意思 is the one you will meet on packets就是你會在包裝上看到的那個。