| 单词 | volley |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['vɔli] |
| 解释 | n.齐发,群射;v.齐发,群射;(足球、网球)截击 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | volley (n.) 1570s, "discharge of a number of guns at once," from Middle French volee "flight" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *volta, fem. noun from Latin volatum, past participle of volare "to fly" (see volant). Sporting sense of "a return of the ball before it hits the ground" (originally in tennis) is from 1851, from notion of hitting the ball in flight. volley (v.) 1590s, "discharge in a volley," from volley (n.). Sporting sense (originally in tennis) of "to return the ball before it has hit the ground" is from 1819. Related: Volleyed; volleying. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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