| 单词 | royal tennis |
| 释义 | royal /roiˈəl/adjective
ORIGIN: Fr, from L rēgālis regal royˈalet noun (derogatory, now rare) A petty king or other ruler royˈalism noun Support of the institution of monarchy royˈalist noun
Of or relating to the royalists royˈalize or royˈalise transitive verb (Shakespeare)
To play the king royˈally adverb royˈalty noun
Royal Academy noun
royal assent see under assent royal blue noun A bright, deep-coloured blue Royal British Legion see under legion royal burgh see under burgh royal commission noun (also with caps) a body of people nominated by the Crown to inquire into and report on a particular matter royal duke noun A duke who is also a royal prince royal fern noun (Osmunda regalis) the most striking of British ferns, with large fronds royal fish noun A ‘fish’ that is the monarch's perquisite when cast ashore or caught near the land (whale, sturgeon, porpoise) royal flush see under flush3 royal icing noun A kind of hard icing made with egg white, used esp on rich fruitcakes royal jelly noun A secretion produced by worker bees, the food of young larvae and of a developing queen bee royal marriage noun (bezique) King and queen of trumps royal mast noun (nautical) The fourth and highest part of the mast, usu made in one piece with the top-gallant mast royal palm noun A palm (Oreodoxa regalis) of the cabbage palm genus Royal Peculiar noun An ecclesiastical peculiar whose superior is the sovereign royal prerogative see under prerogative royal purple noun A deep rich purple colour royal road noun A short and easy way of circumventing difficulties royal standard noun A banner bearing the British royal arms, flown wherever the monarch is present royal tennis noun The earlier form of the game of tennis, distinguished from lawn tennis, and played in a walled court (also called real or court tennis) royal warrant noun An official authorization to supply goods to a royal household Royal We noun (also without caps) a monarch's use of the first person plural when speaking of himself or herself the Royals
tennis /tenˈis/nounA 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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