| 单词 | short tennis |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshort tennis short tennis n. [probably after French courte paume, tennis played on an enclosed court (1680)] †(a) an early form of tennis played on an enclosed indoor court; cf. long tennis n. at long adj.1 and n.1 Compounds 4a (historical obsolete); (b) tennis played with a small racket and a soft ball on a smaller-than-standard court, esp. as an introduction to the game for children. ΚΠ 1875 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 37/1 It is probable..that the word ‘court’ applied to Tennis is from ‘Courte Paume,’ short tennis as distinguished from ‘Longue Paume’. 1912 Harper's Weekly 16 Nov. 25/2 There was the indoor game called ‘short tennis,’ and the outdoor game known as ‘long tennis’. 1982 Time 24 Feb. 24 The Lawn Tennis Association launch their nationwide campaign to promote short tennis as a game for younger school children. 2003 O. Shine Lang. Tennis 118 ‘Do you prefer short tennis to the real thing?’ Uncle Des asked. ‘It's just as good but I don't prefer it,’ Timmy said. ‘I like proper tennis, it's just as nice’. < as lemmas |
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