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单词 tennis
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tennis /tenˈis/

noun

A game played by hitting a small ball over a net with a racket, if possible in such a way as to prevent its return, usu now referring to lawn tennis, played by one or two a side on a grass, clay or hard court, but formerly to an ancient game played (orig using the palms of the hands) in a specially constructed building or enclosed court, and distinguished from lawn tennis, which was derived from it, as close tennis, court tennis, real tennis(ie genuine, original), or (in Australia from the late 19c) royal tennis

ORIGIN: Prob Fr tenez, (Anglo-Fr tenetz) imperative of tenir to take, receive

tennis elbow noun

An inflamed condition of the muscle that extends the wrist, at the point where it arises at the elbow, caused by over-exercise

short tennis see under short

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