Word · Frequency #19797
confectionery
糖果；甜食
candy and other sweets considered collectively
- 1.
Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
味道很甜的食品总称；糖果、蜜饯和甜食的统称。
- 2.
The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
制造糖果糕点的行业或职业；糖果匠的手艺或工作。
- 3.
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
出售糖果糕点的商店；糖果店。
糖果店；甜食店；糖果糕点制作；甜食业；味道很甜的食品总称；糖果、蜜饯和甜食的统称。；制造糖果糕点的行业或职业；糖果匠的手艺或工作。；出售糖果糕点的商店；糖果店。
In use
The children were delighted by the display of confectionery in the shop window.
She bought a box of confectionery as a gift for her grandmother.
The movie theater used to sell confectionery, but now it only offers popcorn and drinks.
a piece of confectionery
confectionery 指糖果、甜食的总称时不可数，表示单个可用 a piece of confectionery。
Would you like a piece of confectionery?
你想来一块糖果吗？
at the confectionery
confectionery 也可指糖果店，此时为可数名词，复数形式是 confectioneries。
I bought some chocolates at the confectionery on the corner.
我在街角那家糖果店买了些巧克力。
work in confectionery
表示糖果糕点制作这一行业时，confectionery 为不可数名词，常与 work in 搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- confectionery shop
- 糖果店
- The children headed straight to the confectionery shop.孩子们直奔糖果店。
- confectionery industry
- 糖果糕点行业
- She works in the confectionery industry as a quality inspector.她在糖果糕点行业做质量检验员。
- confectionery products
- 甜食产品
- The store sells a wide range of confectionery products.这家商店出售各种各样的甜食产品。
- confectionery manufacturer
- 糖果制造商
- The country's largest confectionery manufacturer opened a new factory.该国最大的糖果制造商开设了一家新工厂。
- piece of confectionery
- 一块甜食
- He offered me a piece of confectionery.他请我吃了一块甜食。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 confectionery 拆成 confect（调制）+ ery（场所/行业）：调制出来的就是甜食，卖它的地方是糖果店。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：食品工业和产品标签、商店招牌和零售、书面或行业说明 confectionery 比 candy/sweets 正式，通常用于书面、商业或行业语境；口语里更常说 candy 或 sweets。指糖果店或糖果糕点制作时，也比较常见于招牌和行业资料。
Grammar Note
指糖果/甜食或糖果业时不可数；指糖果店时可数，复数形式为 confectioneries。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ʃənəri/ 或 /ʃəneri/ 结尾，常被拿来与 confectionery 比较，但它们都不是严格押韵：stationery 的重读元音是 /eɪ/，dictionary 和 missionary 的重音在第一个音节。拼写方面，stationery 与 confectionery 都以 -tionery 结尾，最容易造成混淆，但读音不同；注意不要因拼写相近而误读。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.