A wearer is the person who wears something — a piece of clothing, a piece of jewellery, glasses, a mask, a uniform. It is made from the verb "wear" plus "-er", the ending that means "the person who does this".

A wearer is the person who wears somethingWearer穿戴者指的是穿著某樣東西的人 — a piece of clothing一件衣服, a piece of jewellery一件珠寶, glasses眼鏡, a mask面具, a uniform制服。It is made from the verb "wear" plus "-er"這個字是動詞『wear穿』加上『-er』組成的, the ending that means "the person who does this"這個字尾的意思是『做這件事的人』。

Here is the important thing: almost nobody says this word in normal talking. In real life you say "the person wearing the red hat", or just "she". So when does "wearer" appear? In writing about a THING, when you want to talk about whoever happens to be wearing it, without naming anyone.

Here is the important thing這裡有件重要的事: almost nobody says this word in normal talking平常說話幾乎沒有人會用這個字。In real life日常生活裡 you say "the person wearing the red hat"你會說『那個戴紅色帽子的人』, or或 just "she"直接說『她』。So那 when does "wearer" appear「wearer」什麼時候會出現呢。In writing about a THING在寫一個東西的時候, when you want to talk about whoever happens to be wearing it當你想講的是不管是誰只要正在穿戴這樣東西的人, without naming anyone而不指名道姓的時候。

Shops and labels and instruction sheets do this all the time: "This ring protects the wearer." "The helmet keeps the wearer safe." The sentence is really about the ring or the helmet, and "the wearer" is the empty chair beside it that any person could sit in. So it turns up most in: product descriptions, safety notes, medical writing (contact lens wearers, hearing aid wearers), fashion writing, and old stories or fairy tales ("the cloak made its wearer invisible"). It feels formal and a little distant, and that distance is the point — it means "anyone at all who puts this on".

Shops and labels and instruction sheets do this all the time商店、標籤和使用說明書一天到晚這樣寫: "This ring protects the wearer."『這只戒指保護配戴者。』"The helmet keeps the wearer safe."『這頂安全帽讓配戴者安全。』The sentence is really about the ring or the helmet這些句子其實講的是戒指或安全帽本身, and而 "the wearer" is the empty chair beside it that any person could sit in『the wearer配戴者』就像旁邊那張空椅子任何人都可以坐上去。It feels formal and a little distant這個字感覺正式又有點疏離, and而 that distance is the point那種疏離感正是重點所在 — it means "anyone at all who puts this on"它的意思就是『任何一個穿上這個的人』。

You will also meet it stuck to another word: "glasses wearer", "contact lens wearer", "uniform wearer". Those name a type of person by what they habitually wear, which is a bit different from the one-off "the wearer of the crown".

You will also meet it stuck to another word你也會看到它黏在另一個字後面: "glasses wearer"『戴眼鏡的人』, "contact lens wearer"『戴隱形眼鏡的人』, "uniform wearer"『穿制服的人』。Those name a type of person by what they habitually wear這些是用一個人習慣穿戴的東西來稱呼一種人, which is a bit different from the one-off "the wearer of the crown"跟只是一次性的『戴王冠的那個人』有點不一樣。

Note also that "wearer" usually means clothing and things you put ON your body. A person who wears a beard is not usually called a wearer, though you may see it played with.

Note also另外要注意, that "wearer" usually means clothing and things you put ON your body『wearer』通常指的是衣服和你穿戴在身上的東西。A person who wears a beard is not usually called a wearer留鬍子的人通常不會被稱作wearer, though不過 you may see it played with你可能會看到有人故意這樣玩文字遊戲。