late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane sugar," probably from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense").
candy (v.)
1530s, from candy (n.). Related: Candied; candying.
中文解释
candy n. 糖果〔看弟(谐音)吃糖果，自己流口水〕
实用例句
1. Joe's other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy.
乔还有一个怪癖，就是喜欢不停地嚼硬糖。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy.
那时候，电视中的女性大多都被看作花瓶。
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3. She returns to the big screen to play Candy's overbearing mother, Rose.