Candy

发音

/ˈkændi/

别名

Candi Candia Candie Kandy

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.

  2. 1.

    The Mediterranean island of Crete.

    历史
  3. 1.

    The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island.

    历史
  4. 2.

    The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.

    历史
  5. 1.

    A surname.

相关短语

candy floss n. 棉花糖, 不切实际的主意 candy striper n. 志愿当护士助手的小姑娘 candy flipping candy cane 一种红白相间的棒糖 candy canes candy bar n. 单独包装的块状糖 candy thermometer n. 煮糖果温度计 candy man candy gram candy bars candy stripers candy apple = toffee apple candy apples candy store <美>糖果店 candy corn 粟米糖

词源

From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.

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