comfit

n. 糖果, 蜜饯

发音

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其它
/ˈkʌmfɪt/
/ˈkɒmfɪt/

词形变化

comfits 复数 comfited comfiting comfits 三单 comfiting 现在分词 comfited 过去式 comfited 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.

  2. 1.

    A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.

    澳大利亚
v.
  1. 1.

    To make into a dry sugared confection.

    废旧 及物

    17th c, Abraham Cowley, The First Nemeæan Ode of Pindar: The Muse, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5, page 302, The fruit which does ſo quickly waſte, // Men ſcarce can ſee it, much leſs taſte, // Thou comfiteſt in ſweets to make it laſt.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sweet confection
动词

同义词 2

confect confection

上位词 6

piece setup assemble tack put together tack together

相关短语

kissing comfit

词源

From Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confetto, confit, and konfyt. Compare confit.

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