テニス
解説 Definition
tennis は、テニスというスポーツの意味です。日本語の「テニス」と同じで、ラケットでボールを打ち合う競技を指します。
A sport in which two players, or two teams of two, use rackets to hit a ball over a net on a marked court. The aim is to send the ball where the opponent cannot return it correctly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「テニス」と同じ競技名だが、英語では通常無冠詞で play tennis と言う。tennis racket、tennis court、tennis lesson という組み合わせも一緒に覚える。語源は古フランス語 tenez「受け取れ」という球を送る際の掛け声で、ラケット競技の場面に直結する。
The Japanese loanword テニス already gives you the basic meaning, so focus on natural English combinations. Say play tennis without an article when naming the sport, and learn tennis racket, tennis court, tennis ball, and tennis lesson as a group. For a historical memory link, associate tennis with Old French tenez, a call meaning roughly “take this” or “receive,” reportedly used when serving the ball. Picture one player calling to the opponent and sending the ball across the net. This connects the name with the central action of the game.
例文
I play tennis with my friend.
私は友だちとテニスをします。
Tennis is fun for me.
私にとってテニスは楽しいです。
She has a tennis lesson on Saturday.
彼女は土曜日にテニスのレッスンがあります。
tennis の類義語・関連語
tennis の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 tenez（受け取れ！）に由来。サーブ時に相手に「ほら取れ！」と叫んだ掛け声が競技名になった。tenir（持つ・受け取る）の命令形。関連語: tenant（借主＝保持する人）、tenure（在職期間）。
Tennis entered English in the Middle Ages from an Anglo-French form associated with Old French tenez, the plural imperative of tenir, meaning “hold,” “take,” or “receive.” The call was traditionally addressed to an opponent as a player put the ball into play. English eventually adopted the expression as the name of the game. The modern sport developed from earlier forms of court tennis.
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