con·fec·tion
noun/kənˈfekʃn/
/kənˈfekʃn/
- (formal) a cake or other sweet food that looks very attractive
（精美诱人的）甜点，甜食 - a thing such as a building or piece of clothing, that is made in a way that is complicated or shows skill
精工制作的物品（如建筑物或衣物） - Her hat was an elaborate confection of satin and net.
她的帽子是用缎子和网精心制作而成的。
- Her hat was an elaborate confection of satin and net.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘something made by mixing’, especially a medicinal preparation): via Old French from Latin confectio(n-), from conficere ‘put together’, from con- ‘together’ + facere ‘make’.