n. 糖果, 蜜饯

[医] 糖膏(剂)

Confection \Con*fec"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.]
1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]

A new confection of mold. --Bacon.

2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a
sweetmeat.

Certain confections . . . are like to candied
conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.
--Bacon.

3. A composition of drugs. --Shak.

4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal
substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

Note: The pharmacop[oe]ias formerly made a distinction
between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances
and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances
combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is
now abandoned and all are called confections.