To keep his restless students occupied with an indoor sport on rainy
days, James Naismith created basketball.
上面的内容摘自2022年高考英语天津卷(第二次)的单项填空。
请问:create basketball是什么意思?
这里的 basketball 用的是零冠词和零复数,说明它不是表示作为个体事物的“篮球”,而是指“篮球运动”。create basketball 的意思是“发明篮球运动”。
To keep his restless students occupied with an indoor sport on rainy days, James Naismith created basketball. 为了让精力充沛的学生能够在雨天待在室内活动,詹姆斯·奈史密斯发明了篮球运动。