An armoire is a tall, heavy piece of furniture with doors — and sometimes shelves or a rail inside — that you hang clothes in. English borrowed the word from French and kept the French look, so it feels a little grand or old-fashioned.

An armoire is a tall, heavy piece of furniture with doors是一種高大、厚重、有門的家具──and sometimes shelves or a rail inside有時裡面還有層板或掛桿──that you hang clothes in用來掛衣服。English borrowed the word from French and kept the French look英文從法文借了這個字，也保留了法式的外觀，so it feels a little grand or old-fashioned所以感覺有點氣派或老派。

People use it when the piece is something you notice: carved wood, perhaps a mirror, more “furniture” than a plain closet.

People use it when the piece is something you notice人們會在那件家具值得注意時用這個字：carved wood雕花木頭、perhaps a mirror也許還有面鏡子、more "furniture" than a plain closet比起單純的衣櫃更像一件「家具」。

In everyday American English many people just say wardrobe or closet; armoire turns up in shops, hotels, and writing about antiques.

In everyday American English many people just say wardrobe or closet在日常美式英語裡很多人就直接說wardrobe或closet；armoire turns up in shops, hotels, and writing about antiquesarmoire則出現在店家、飯店，還有講古董的文章裡。

Though actually, it is still just a cupboard for clothes, not a special machine. It is not a kitchen cupboard for dishes, even if older related words once meant “a place to keep things.”

Though actually, it is still just a cupboard for clothes, not a special machine不過說到底，它其實還是個放衣服的櫃子，不是什麼特別的機器。It is not a kitchen cupboard for dishes它不是廚房裡放碗盤的櫃子，even if older related words once meant "a place to keep things."就算比較舊的相關字曾經有過「放東西的地方」這種意思。