Billiard is the form you put in front of another noun: a billiard table, a billiard ball, a billiard cue. The game itself is nearly always called billiards, with an s, like cards or darts.

Billiard Billiard is the form是放在另一個名詞前面的形式 you put in front of another noun: a billiard table billiard table撞球桌, a billiard ball billiard ball撞球, a billiard cue billiard cue球桿。The game itself這項運動本身 is nearly always called幾乎都叫 billiards billiards, with an s要加s, like cards or darts就像cards、darts一樣。

On a cloth-covered table, players hit balls with a long stick (a cue). Learner-dictionary pictures often show pockets at the edge of the table, which is close to what many people call pool.

On a cloth-covered table在鋪了布的桌子上, players玩家 hit balls用...打球 with a long stick一根長桿 (a cue)（球桿）。Learner-dictionary pictures學習型詞典的圖片 often show常常畫出 pockets at the edge of the table桌邊有洞, which is close to這跟...很接近 what many people call pool很多人說的pool。

Though actually the English naming is messier than the picture. In the United States, billiards is often the family name for all these table games, and pool is the everyday pocket game. In Britain, billiards can mean a particular older game with three balls (English billiards), while snooker and pool have their own names. Some table games have no pockets at all.

Though actually不過其實, the English naming is messier than the picture英文的命名比圖片看起來的還要亂。In the United States在美國, billiards billiards is often the family name for all these table games常常是這一整類桌球遊戲的統稱, and而 pool pool is the everyday pocket game則是日常說的有洞版本。In Britain在英國, billiards billiards can mean可能指 a particular older game with three balls一種特定的老式三顆球遊戲 (English billiards)（English billiards）, while而 snooker and pool snooker和pool have their own names則有自己的名字。Some table games有些桌球遊戲 have no pockets at all完全沒有洞。

Taiwanese students already have 撞球 for the games in a 撞球場; that is the right hook, even if the English labels do not line up one-to-one. Do not say “Let’s play billiard” — that sounds unfinished to most ears.

Taiwanese students台灣學生 already have已經有 撞球 「撞球」這個字 for the games in a 撞球場用在撞球場裡的這些遊戲; that is the right hook這仍然是正確的連結點, even if就算 the English labels do not line up one-to-one英文的說法沒辦法一對一對上。Do not say不要說 "Let's play billiard""Let's play billiard" — that sounds unfinished大多數人聽起來會覺得沒講完 to most ears。

The word came from French billard, which first meant the wooden cue, a little stick, from an older word for a log or tree trunk — not from “two” plus anything.

The word這個字 came from來自 French billard法文billard, which first meant原本指的是 the wooden cue木頭做的球桿, a little stick一根小棍子, from an older word源自更早的字 for a log or tree trunk指木頭或樹幹 — not from "two" plus anything不是從「two」加上什麼組成的。