释义 |
bad·min·ton \ˈbadˌmintən, -tən\ noun (-s) Etymology: from Badminton, residence of the duke of Beaufort, Gloucestershire, where it was first played in England : a court game played by two or four persons with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net suspended across the middle of the court surface — see racket illustration |