chopstick
/ˈtʃɒpstɪk/noun
(一般作chopsticks)
- each of a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks of wood, ivory, or plastic, held together in one hand and used as eating utensils, especially by the Chinese, the Japanese, and other people in east Asia筷子。
词源
late 17th cent.: pidgin English， from chop 'quick'+STICK1， translating Chinese dialect kuaìzi， literally 'nimble ones'. Compare with CHOP-CHOP.