English Dictionary

ground rule

noun

(sports) A rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court. / (idiomatic, usually in the plural) The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding.

The ground rule of the game is to always play fair.

意味（1）

(sports) A rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, usually in the plural) The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding.

The apparent success of the City and South London triggered an avalanche of bills for Tube railways, and in 1892 a Joint Select Committee of Parliament set out some ground rules.