candy

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 kăn'di

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. uncountable
  2. A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally. obsolete
  3. Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. Canada,Philippines,US,uncountable
    — They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.
  4. A piece of confectionery of this kind. Canada,Philippines,US,countable
    — Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.
  5. crack cocaine. US,countable,slang,uncountable
  6. An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene. uncountable
    — candy kid; candy raver
动词 v.
  1. To cook in or coat with sugar syrup. transitive
  2. To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup. intransitive
    — Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time.
  3. To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass. intransitive

词形变化

candies plural kandi alternative candies present,singular,third-person candying participle,present candied participle,past candied past candies plural candee alternative candie alternative candil alternative kandy alternative

词汇关系

近义词
confectionery sweets lollies sugar candy
衍生词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).
词源 2
From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).
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