"sugarplum" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 李子糖
• 糖果 (古時西方小糖果)

Definition

糖李子是一種小型甜糖，最初由糖衣包裹的種子或堅果製成。在童話或詩歌中，也指令人愉快或神奇的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為古典或文學用詞，常見於經典童話如《胡桃夾子》。現代生活中很少真正作為糖果稱呼，有時用作親暱的暱稱。

Examples

The fairy gave Clara a sugarplum in the story.

仙女在故事裡給了克拉拉一個**李子糖**。

He dreamed of eating sugarplums at Christmas.

他夢想在聖誕節喫到**李子糖**。

Have you ever tasted a sugarplum?

你嚐過**李子糖**嗎？

Visions of sugarplums danced in the children’s heads.

**李子糖**的幻象在孩子們的腦海裡跳舞。

Good night, my little sugarplum!

晚安，我的小**李子糖**！

He called his daughter his 'sugarplum' because she made him so happy.

他叫女兒為他的「**李子糖**」，因為她讓他很開心。