Definition of tennis in English:

tennis

noun ˈtɛnɪsˈtɛnəs

mass noun

A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form (originally called lawn tennis) is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface.
See also real tennis
Example sentencesExamples
- Fishing and tennis are available nearby.
- At one stage he thought he might give up tennis and take up football instead.
- She does sports twice a week, such as tennis or swimming.
- Getting the ball over the net is important in tennis.
- His tennis is so good that no-one can touch him.
- He has some unexpected spare time and challenges me to a game of tennis.
- Once upon a time, any old canvas plimsoll would do for a spot of tennis or a jog around the park.
- It's a wonder he managed to concentrate on any tennis with so many other things on his mind.
- It was not creative tennis but it was enthralling nonetheless.
- We don't play tennis at school much these days.
- He was a great lover of country life and enjoyed tennis and golf.
- He is playing grass-court tennis of such perfection that it is hard to believe it will last.
- Her father had never played tennis but had been impressed by Boris Becker on television.
- She has the best backhand in tennis, of both men or women.
- For so long tennis was a sport that only mattered for a couple of weeks every year.
- He prides himself on being in shape, playing tennis and running on the treadmill to keep fit.
- The club is hoping that this year will see more people than ever taking up tennis and joining the club.
- She fits in a gentle game of tennis every week.
- After a short break, I was playing tennis again.
- People no longer had time to spare to play tennis all day.

Origin

Late Middle English tenetz, tenes 'real tennis', apparently from Old French tenez 'take, receive' (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.

Around 1400 tennis was the name for what is now known as real tennis, played on an enclosed court, but since the 1870s it has referred to the outdoor game also called lawn tennis. The name probably comes from Old French tenez meaning ‘take!’—presumably the server's call to an opponent. Anyone for tennis? is supposedly a typical entrance or exit line spoken by a young man in the kind of drawing-room comedy popular in the 1920s or 1930s, although no actual example has been traced—the closest is ‘Anybody on for a game of tennis?’, from Misalliance (1914) by George Bernard Shaw.

Rhymes

Dennis, Ennis, Glenys, menace, Venice

Definition of tennis in US English:

tennis

nounˈtenəsˈtɛnəs

A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form (originally called lawn tennis) is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface.
See also court tennis
Example sentencesExamples
- For so long tennis was a sport that only mattered for a couple of weeks every year.
- We don't play tennis at school much these days.
- After a short break, I was playing tennis again.
- Her father had never played tennis but had been impressed by Boris Becker on television.
- At one stage he thought he might give up tennis and take up football instead.
- Fishing and tennis are available nearby.
- It's a wonder he managed to concentrate on any tennis with so many other things on his mind.
- People no longer had time to spare to play tennis all day.
- Getting the ball over the net is important in tennis.
- He prides himself on being in shape, playing tennis and running on the treadmill to keep fit.
- He has some unexpected spare time and challenges me to a game of tennis.
- She fits in a gentle game of tennis every week.
- The club is hoping that this year will see more people than ever taking up tennis and joining the club.
- His tennis is so good that no-one can touch him.
- He is playing grass-court tennis of such perfection that it is hard to believe it will last.
- He was a great lover of country life and enjoyed tennis and golf.
- She has the best backhand in tennis, of both men or women.
- Once upon a time, any old canvas plimsoll would do for a spot of tennis or a jog around the park.
- She does sports twice a week, such as tennis or swimming.
- It was not creative tennis but it was enthralling nonetheless.

Origin

Late Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.

单词	tennis
释义	Definition of tennis in English: tennis noun ˈtɛnɪsˈtɛnəs mass noun A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form (originally called lawn tennis) is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface. See also real tennis Example sentencesExamples Fishing and tennis are available nearby. At one stage he thought he might give up tennis and take up football instead. She does sports twice a week, such as tennis or swimming. Getting the ball over the net is important in tennis. His tennis is so good that no-one can touch him. He has some unexpected spare time and challenges me to a game of tennis. Once upon a time, any old canvas plimsoll would do for a spot of tennis or a jog around the park. It's a wonder he managed to concentrate on any tennis with so many other things on his mind. It was not creative tennis but it was enthralling nonetheless. We don't play tennis at school much these days. He was a great lover of country life and enjoyed tennis and golf. He is playing grass-court tennis of such perfection that it is hard to believe it will last. Her father had never played tennis but had been impressed by Boris Becker on television. She has the best backhand in tennis, of both men or women. For so long tennis was a sport that only mattered for a couple of weeks every year. He prides himself on being in shape, playing tennis and running on the treadmill to keep fit. The club is hoping that this year will see more people than ever taking up tennis and joining the club. She fits in a gentle game of tennis every week. After a short break, I was playing tennis again. People no longer had time to spare to play tennis all day. Origin Late Middle English tenetz, tenes 'real tennis', apparently from Old French tenez 'take, receive' (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir. Around 1400 tennis was the name for what is now known as real tennis, played on an enclosed court, but since the 1870s it has referred to the outdoor game also called lawn tennis. The name probably comes from Old French tenez meaning ‘take!’—presumably the server's call to an opponent. Anyone for tennis? is supposedly a typical entrance or exit line spoken by a young man in the kind of drawing-room comedy popular in the 1920s or 1930s, although no actual example has been traced—the closest is ‘Anybody on for a game of tennis?’, from Misalliance (1914) by George Bernard Shaw. Rhymes Dennis, Ennis, Glenys, menace, Venice Definition of tennis in US English: tennis nounˈtenəsˈtɛnəs A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form (originally called lawn tennis) is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface. See also court tennis Example sentencesExamples For so long tennis was a sport that only mattered for a couple of weeks every year. We don't play tennis at school much these days. After a short break, I was playing tennis again. Her father had never played tennis but had been impressed by Boris Becker on television. At one stage he thought he might give up tennis and take up football instead. Fishing and tennis are available nearby. It's a wonder he managed to concentrate on any tennis with so many other things on his mind. People no longer had time to spare to play tennis all day. Getting the ball over the net is important in tennis. He prides himself on being in shape, playing tennis and running on the treadmill to keep fit. He has some unexpected spare time and challenges me to a game of tennis. She fits in a gentle game of tennis every week. The club is hoping that this year will see more people than ever taking up tennis and joining the club. His tennis is so good that no-one can touch him. He is playing grass-court tennis of such perfection that it is hard to believe it will last. He was a great lover of country life and enjoyed tennis and golf. She has the best backhand in tennis, of both men or women. Once upon a time, any old canvas plimsoll would do for a spot of tennis or a jog around the park. She does sports twice a week, such as tennis or swimming. It was not creative tennis but it was enthralling nonetheless. Origin Late Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.
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