Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22176
confection
配制；调制
the act of making something (such as medicine, drink, or soup) by mixing various components together
此处指调制、配制的过程，不是糖果、蜜饯。
- 1.
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
非常甜的食品,常装饰精美,通常用糖保存,如糖果、甜食、水果蜜饯、糕点或蛋糕
- 2.
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
制作或准备某物的过程。
- 3.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
这种过程的结果；制作或调制的东西；混合物
非常甜的食品,常装饰精美,通常用糖保存,如糖果、甜食、水果蜜饯、糕点或蛋糕；制作或准备某物的过程。；这种过程的结果；制作或调制的东西；混合物；糖果；蜜饯；[医] 糖膏(剂)
In use
The confection of a simple salad dressing takes only five minutes and a few ingredients.
The video explains the confection of a healthy smoothie with yogurt and frozen fruit.
My grandmother taught me the confection of a special holiday drink made with milk and spices.
a confection of [ingredients]
表示由多种成分制成的甜食或糖果。
The dessert was a confection of chocolate and cream.
这道甜点是巧克力和奶油的混合物。
serve as a confection
表示作为糖果或甜点上桌。
These candies are served as a confection after meals.
这些糖果作为餐后甜点供应。
make a confection
表示制作糖果或甜食。
Connections
Collocations
- sugar confection
- 糖制甜食；糖果
- Sugar confections are a common treat at the fair.糖制甜食是集市上常见的零食。
- chocolate confection
- 巧克力甜食
- This chocolate confection melts in your mouth.这种巧克力甜食入口即化。
- elaborate confection
- 精致的甜点
- The chef created an elaborate confection out of spun sugar.这位厨师用拉糖做了一款精致的甜点。
- creamy confection
- 奶油甜食
- This creamy confection is flavoured with vanilla.这款奶油甜食带有香草味。
- a confection of
- ……做成的甜食
- The dessert is a confection of cream, fruit, and sponge cake.这款甜点是用奶油、水果和海绵蛋糕做成的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到精致甜点 confection，联想它是由糖和水果精心‘配制’出来的——既是制作过程，也是那份甜蜜成品。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal or literary writing、describing ornate sweet foods 表示甜食时较正式或带有文学色彩，日常口语更常用 sweets 或 candy；表示调制、配制过程时属于正式用法，多见于书面语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音及之后的读音都是 /ekʃən/，与 confection 押韵：infection, affection, perfection, defection, reflection, connection。注意：拼写相近的 conception /kənˈsepʃən/ 指“构思”，发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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