con·fec·tion /kənˈfɛkʃən/
 糖果,蜜餞


 con·fec·tion /kənˈfɛkʃən/ 名詞
 糖膏劑


 Con·fec·tion n.
 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]
    A new confection of mold.   --Bacon.
 2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
    Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.   --Bacon.
 3. A composition of drugs.
 4. Med. A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
 Note: ☞ The pharmacopœias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.

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 confection
      n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: sweet, confectionery]
      2: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup
         etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
         [syn: concoction]
      v : make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
          [syn: confect, comfit]


 Confection
    (Ex. 30:35, "ointment" in ver. 25; R.V., "perfume"). The Hebrew
    word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil
    and perfume.