這裡選取一些與我們日常生活息息相關的物品用詞，供各位讀者參考：
furniture, electric appliance
傢具電器
●appliance 家用電器╱設備
His house is replete with domestic appliances, like air-conditioner, washing machine, refrigerator, dish washer, etc.
他的房子家庭電器一應俱全：冷氣、洗衣機、冰箱、洗碗機等應有盡有。
●furnishings 室內陳設、傢俱
The arrangement of the home furnishings reveals how tasteful he is.
從室內傢俱的擺設，即可見他鑑賞力之高。
●upholstery 襯墊物
The overstuffed leather seat and soft velour upholstery are all brand new.
那又軟又厚的皮革製座椅及其絲絨軟墊都是新的。
tool 工具
●gadget 小工具、小機械裝置
A corkscrew is a very useful gadget for opening bottles of wine.
瓶塞鑽是很好用的開酒瓶工具。
●implement（簡單輕便的）工具、器具、用具
Handy implements like spade, rakepruning shears, etc., make gardening a more pleasant job.
鐵鏟、草耙、修枝剪刀等使用方便的工具，讓園藝工作更寫意。
●paraphernalia 私人小用品、隨身器具
All this is the paraphernalia you need for camping.
這些都是露營時所需的隨身器具。
注意︰paraphernalia是不可數名詞，因此後面不用加譗s豃字尾。
●tackle 器材、用具
The father and his son took fishing tackle to the pier for fishing.
父子倆帶著釣魚用具到碼頭釣魚。
注意：與paraphernalia一樣，此意義下的tackle也是不可數名詞。
●utensil（有特定用途、家用的）器皿╱用具
Wok is a very common kitchen╱cooking utensil in every Chinese family.
鐵鑊是每個中國人家庭裡很常用的廚房／煮食用具。
foodstuff 食用品
●commodity（農╱礦）產品、商品
Rice is an important agricultural commodity in Asian countries.
在亞洲國家中，食米是重要的農產品。
●groceries 糧油雜貨
This store mainly sells a fine array of groceries that are not easily perishable.
這商店主要售賣一系列不易變壞的食品雜貨。
注意：此意義下的groceries需以眾數形式出現，後面的necessaries及supplies也是一樣。
●staple（家庭常備的）食品
Staples like sugar, salt, vegetable oil can be purchased conveniently at the grocery.
糖、鹽、植物油這些家庭食品都可在雜貨店輕易買到。
注意：不要將此句的grocery（雜貨店）與上例句的groceries（糧油雜貨）相混淆。
necessaries 需用品
●necessaries（在生活上需用到的）用品
Nail clippers are the necessaries every one of us needs in our daily life.
指甲剪是我們每人日常生活所需的用品。
●necessity（生活上不可或缺的）必需品
Basic necessities such as water, food and clothing are indispensible to life.
基本生活必需品如水、食物及衣服，是生活上不可或缺的。
●supplies（長時間提供一大群人的）生活必需物資
The refugees are seriously lacking in medical supplies.
難民嚴重缺乏醫療必需品。
●utility 公用事業
City dwellers enjoy a lot of utilities provided by the government, such as water, electricity and gas supplies.
城市居民使用不少政府的公用事業，如水、電、媒氣供應。