confection
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How to pronounce confection in British English:
英 [kənˈfekʃn]
How to pronounce confection in American English:
美 [kənˈfɛkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a food rich in sugar
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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- Verb:
- make into a confection
单词词源
- confection (n.)
- mid-14c., confescioun, from Old French confeccion (12c., Modern French confection) "drawing up (of a treaty, etc.); article, product," in pharmacology, "mixture, compound," from Late Latin confectionem (nominative confectio) "a confection," in classical Latin, "a making, preparing," noun of action from confect-, past participle stem of conficere "to prepare," from com- "with" (see com-) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Originally "the making by means of ingredients," sense of "candy or light pastry" predominated from 16c.
双语例句
- 1. Rock fudge is the most palatable confection .
- 2. Some ghastly aerated chemical confection .
- 3. By his own account , he lost an early job after sharing a dish reserved for high-ranking visitors-a classic russian confection of beef , cheese , sour cream , mushrooms and potatoes-with ordinary moscow customers .
- 4. Many people consider chocolate a mood-booster but few studies have actually confirmed the connection between the confection and mood .
- 5. In this videojug tutorial billie and annabelle from confection perfection in , show you how to make chocolate roses .