confetti
noun /kənˈfeti/
/kənˈfeti/
[uncountable]- small pieces of coloured paper that people often throw at weddings over people who have just been married, or (in the US) at other special events
（在婚礼或美国其他特殊活动中撒的）五彩纸屑 - Confetti showered down on the newly-weds.
彩屑洒在一双新人身上。 - The winning team was showered with confetti.
向获胜队抛撒了五彩纸屑。
Collocations Dictionary… of confetti- shower
- shower (somebody with)
- throw
- fall
词源early 19th cent. (originally denoting the real or imitation sweets thrown during Italian carnivals): from Italian, literally ‘sweets’, from Latin confectum ‘something prepared’, neuter past participle of conficere ‘put together’, from con- ‘together’ + facere ‘make’. - Confetti showered down on the newly-weds.