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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的。
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’.