comfit

英 ['kʌmfɪt] 美['kʌmfɪt]
  • n. 糖果,蜜饯;酒馅的巧克力

英英释义


1. candy containing a fruit or nut

实用场景例句


The next thing for them to do is to eat the comfit.
他们下面要做的事情是吃蜜饯.

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A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
闲散的豆子总比监禁的糖果要强.

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中文词源


comfit 蜜饯

来自confection的变体。

双语例句


1. The next thing for them to do is to eat the comfit.
他们下面要做的事情是吃蜜饯.

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2. A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
闲散的豆子总比监禁的糖果要强.

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英文词源


comfit
comfit: see confetti
comfit (n.)
early 14c., "sugarplum," from Old French confit "preserved fruit," from Latin confectum, from confectionem (see confection).