A toga is the clothing of ancient Rome: one very large piece of cloth, no buttons and no sewing, wrapped around the body and draped over one shoulder. Roman men wore it over a tunic; it was the mark of a citizen, and different colours meant different things, so it was closer to a uniform than to ordinary daily clothes.

A togaToga is是 the clothing of ancient Rome古羅馬的一種服裝：one very large piece of cloth一大塊布, no buttons and no sewing沒有扣子也沒有縫線, wrapped around the body and draped over one shoulder繞在身上再披過一邊肩膀。Roman men wore it over a tunic羅馬男人把它披在內袍外面; it was the mark of a citizen它是公民身分的象徵, and different colours meant different things不同顏色代表不同意義, so it was closer to a uniform than to ordinary daily clothes所以它比較像制服，而不是一般的日常衣服。

Today you almost never talk about a real toga.

Today今天 you almost never talk about a real toga你幾乎不會再談到真正的托加袍了。

The word survives in two living places. One is history class. The other is the toga party — an American university party where students wrap themselves in bedsheets to look Roman; if you hear toga from a young English speaker, it is usually this.

The word survives in two living places這個字還活在兩個地方。One is history class一個是歷史課。The other is the toga party另一個是 toga party「托加派對」 — an American university party where students wrap themselves in bedsheets to look Roman美國大學生用床單裹住自己扮羅馬人的派對; if you hear toga from a young English speaker如果你聽到年輕英語人士說 toga, it is usually this通常指的就是這個。

From that comes the joking use for any loose draped clothing: he came downstairs wrapped in a toga means he was wearing a sheet or a big towel.

From that由此 comes the joking use for any loose draped clothing衍生出開玩笑指任何披掛式寬鬆衣物的用法：he came downstairs wrapped in a toga「他裹著一件 toga 下樓」means意思是 he was wearing a sheet or a big towel他身上披的是一條床單或大浴巾。

In the Philippines and Indonesia, toga also means the gown worn at a graduation, because it looks like the Roman one — but English speakers elsewhere do not use it that way and would be confused by it.

In the Philippines and Indonesia在菲律賓和印尼, toga also means the gown worn at a graduation toga 也指畢業典禮穿的袍子, because it looks like the Roman one因為它看起來像羅馬那種 — but English speakers elsewhere不過其他地方的英語人士 do not use it that way不會這樣用 and would be confused by it而且會聽不懂這個用法。