An icicle is a long, thin, pointed piece of ice that hangs down from a roof, a window, a branch, or a pipe when dripping water freezes in cold weather. It is usually thicker at the top and comes to a sharp point at the bottom. People are often told not to stand under a big one, because it can fall.

An icicle冰柱 is a long, thin, pointed piece of ice是一根長長、細細、尖尖的冰 that hangs down from a roof, a window, a branch, or a pipe從屋簷、窗戶、樹枝或水管垂下來， when dripping water freezes in cold weather是天冷時滴下來的水結凍形成的。 It它 is usually thicker at the top通常上面比較粗 and comes to a sharp point at the bottom下面尖尖的。 People大家 are often told常被告誡 not to stand under a big one不要站在大冰柱底下， because it can fall因為它可能會掉下來。

This is the ordinary English word; we do not normally say “ice stick”. It is ice plus an old piece ickle, which already meant a bit of ice. Later the spelling moved toward other nouns ending in -icle.

This這 is the ordinary English word是英文裡普通常見的說法； we do not normally say “ice stick”我們通常不會說「ice stick」。 It它 is ice plus an old piece ickle是ice加上一個古字ickle組成的， which already meant a bit of ice後者本來就是指一小塊冰。 Later後來， the spelling拼法 moved toward other nouns ending in -icle往其他以-icle結尾的名詞靠攏。

An ice cube is a small block in a drink; an iceberg is a huge mass floating in the sea — neither of those is an icicle.

An ice cube冰塊 is a small block in a drink是飲料裡的一小塊冰； an iceberg冰山 is a huge mass floating in the sea是漂在海上的一大塊冰 — neither of those is an icicle這兩個都不是icicle（冰柱）。