「volleyball」

n. 排球

英 ['vɒlɪbɔːl]美 ['vɑlɪbɔl]

权威例句

1. Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.
   瓦莱丽在排球、篮球和曲棍球三个项目上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。
   来自柯林斯例句
2. Neither volleyball nor basketball is a hundred years old.
   排球和篮球都不到一百年的历史.
   来自《简明英汉词典》
3. In playing volleyball you have the advantage of being tall.
   你个子高,打排球占便宜.
   来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. They are fond of playing volleyball.
   他们喜欢打排球.
   来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The children are playing volleyball on the lawn.
   孩子们在草地上打排球.
   来自《简明英汉词典》

中文词源

volleyball 排球

volley,投掷，发射，ball,球。该词用来命名排球。

英语词源

volleyball (n.)

1896, from volley (n.) in the sporting sense + ball (n.1). So called because the ball must be returned before it hits the ground.