confectionery

/kənˈfekʃənəri/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈfekʃəneri/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē/ (ame, mw)

confectionery — 名詞

  • confectionerysingular
  • confectioneriesplural

1. candy, chocolate, and similar sweet foods thought of as one group

1.名詞C1
釋義

糖果；甜食

糖果、巧克力等甜食

candy, chocolate, and similar sweet foods thought of as one group

例句

Linh packed some confectionery for the children on the train ride.

Linh 在火車上替孩子們帶了一些糖果。

mass noun: some confectionery

Imported confectionery filled the glass cases near the station entrance.

車站入口旁的玻璃櫃裡擺滿了進口甜食。

display imported confectionery

同義詞
  • sweets

    the everyday British word for this kind of food

  • candy

    the usual American word and less formal than confectionery

  • treats

    broader and less specific because it can include non-sweet snacks or desserts

文法句型

some confectionery

box of confectionery

sell confectionery

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean sweet foods in general. Distinguish from noun/2, which names the shop, and noun/3, which means the trade or craft.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three confectioneries for the party.
✅I bought some confectionery for the party.' / 'I bought three boxes of sweets for the party.
💡This sense is usually uncountable when you mean sweet foods in general.

2. a shop or company that produces or sells candy, chocolate, and other sweets

2.名詞C1
釋義

糖果店

製作或販售糖果的店

a shop or company that produces or sells candy, chocolate, and other sweets

例句

We stopped at a small confectionery near the bus station.

我們在公車站旁一家小糖果店停下腳步。

a confectionery near [place]

Every Saturday, Takeshi helps his aunt open the family confectionery.

每到星期六，Takeshi 都會幫阿姨打開家裡的糖果店準備營業。

open the family confectionery

同義詞
  • sweet shop

    a common British label for a small shop selling sweets

  • candy store

    the usual American phrase for the same kind of shop

  • chocolate shop

    narrower because it focuses mainly on chocolate products

文法句型

a confectionery near [place]

open a confectionery

the family confectionery

用法筆記

Countable in this sense because it refers to one store or company. Distinguish from noun/1, which means the products, and noun/3, which refers to the field as a whole.

常見錯誤

❌We met at confectionery after school.
✅We met at the confectionery after school.' / 'We met at a confectionery after school.
💡Use an article when the word means a shop.

3. the professional craft or trade of making sweets

3.名詞
釋義

糖果業

製作糖果的技術或行業

the professional craft or trade of making sweets

例句

Ritu entered confectionery through her grandparents' chocolate business.

Ritu 透過祖父母的巧克力生意進入了糖果業。

enter confectionery through family business

The museum opened an exhibit on French confectionery and its old tools.

博物館辦了一個介紹法國糖果業和老工具的展覽。

confectionery as a craft tradition

同義詞
  • sweet-making

    focuses on the craft or process rather than the commercial side

  • candy industry

    a more modern business term, especially in American contexts

  • confectionery trade

    stresses the professional or commercial network around making sweets

文法句型

study confectionery

work in confectionery

the confectionery trade

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and more formal than noun/1. Use it for the field, skills, or business of making sweets, not for one shop or one group of products.

常見錯誤

❌She works in a confectionery' when you mean the field.
✅She works in confectionery.' / 'She works at a confectionery.
💡No article means the trade; an article points to one shop.