/gaʊn; ˇaun/
n
1 woman's dress, esp a long one for special occasions 女服（尤指于特殊场合穿的长服）
*a `ball-gown 舞会长服
* [attrib 作定语] a gown shop 女礼服商店.
2 loose flowing robe worn to indicate profession or status (eg by a judge, lawyer, teacher, member of a university) （表示职业或地位的）长服（如法官、律师、教师、大学成员所穿的）
*a BA gown 学士服.
3 garment worn over clothes to protect them, eg by a surgeon 罩衣（如外科医生穿的）.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: goune, from Late Latin gunna]
a long dress that a woman wears on formal occasions
wedding/evening/ball gown
　a white silk wedding gown
a long loose piece of clothing worn for special ceremonies by judges, teachers, lawyers, and members of universities
= robe
a long loose piece of clothing worn in a hospital by someone doing or having an operation
　a hospital gown
→dressing gown