coarse candy made from sugar or molasses boiled down and cooled, 1817, related to toffee, but of uncertain origin; perhaps associated with tafia (1763), a rum-like alcoholic liquor distilled from molasses, presumably of West Indian or Malay origin (perhaps a Creole shortening of ratafia). On this theory, the candy would have been made from the syrup skimmed off the liquor during distillation.
Taffy
characteristic name of a Welshman, c. 1700, from Teifi, Welsh form of Davy (see David).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The rod is then heated and pulled like taffy into a fiber.
然后將這根棒加熱并像太妃糖一樣被拉成一根纖維.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. After fasting for three days, the fever abated and he felt as limp as taffy.
餓了三天, 火氣降下去,身上軟得像皮糖似的.
來(lái)自漢英文學(xué) - 駱駝祥子
3. Tara takes two teaspoons of taffy in her tea.
塔拉在她的茶中加了兩匙糖.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. They were just giving him taffy but he did not know.