1703, American English, from Dutch koekje "little cake," diminutive of koek "cake," from Middle Dutch koke (see cake (n.)). Slang application to persons attested since 1920. Phrase that's the way the cookie crumbles "that's the way things happen" is from 1957.
雙語例句
1. That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.
那表示尼古拉斯還想要一塊巧克力曲奇。
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2. Miss Melville took a cookie and nibbled at it.
梅爾維爾小姐拿起一塊餅干小口吃起來。
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3. She really is a tough cookie.
她真正是個鐵娘子。
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4. She fed him a cookie.
她給他吃了一塊餅干。
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5. Handmade goods appeal to those who are tired of cookie-cutter products.