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Uniform Definition 制服定义

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Auniformisasetofstandardclothingwornbymembersofanorganizationwhilstparticipatinginthatorganization’sactivity.

Peopleperformingreligiousactivitieshaveoftenwornstandardcostumessincethedawnofrecordedhistory.OtherearlyexamplesofuniformsincludetheclothingofthearmiesoftheRomanEmpireandothercivilizations.

Modernuniformsarewornbyarmedforcesandotherparamilitaryorganisationssuchaspolice,emergencyservices,securityguards,insomeworkplacesandschools,andbyinmatesinprisons.

Onepurposeofmilitaryuniformsistoclearlydistinguishcombatantswhoareprotectedbythelawsofwarfromotherpersonscarryingweapons,whoenjoynosuchprotection.Anotherpurposeinhistoricaltimeswastomakeitdifficultfordeserterstoavoiddetection;militaryuniformsweresodistinctivewithmanymetalbuttonsanduniquecolorsthattheycouldnotbemodifiedintounrecognizableclothing.

Originally,thetypicalcolourschemeincludedbrightandhighcontrastcolourarrangementswhichmadetheuniformsvisibleinbattleswithmuchsmokefromgunpowder.However,withthegrowingprevalenceofaccurateriflesandotherrangedfirearmsasstandardweaponsforinfantry,itwasfoundintheCrimeanWarthatthesecoloursmadesoldierseasytargetsforenemiestoshootatadistance.Inreaction,thevariousmilitaries,beginningwiththeBritish,changedthecolours,predominantlytosuchonesthatblendedinmorewiththeterrain(likekhaki)forthepurposesofcamouflage.Inaddition,thisideawasfollowedwithuniformssuitableforparticularclimatesandseasonssuchaswhiteforsnowyregionsandtanforsandyones.

Prisonuniformsoftenconsistofadistinctiveorangeoryellowjumpsuitorawhiteandblackzebrastripeduniformtomakeescapemoredifficult.

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