jeu de paume

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A precursor of lawn tennis, originally played by hitting the ball with the palm of the hand instead of with a racquet.

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  2. 2.

    The type of court where this game was played.

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词源

Borrowed from French jeu de paume (“game of the palm”).

来源:wiktionary