spa的词源

英文词源

spa

spa: [17] The town of Spa, in eastern Belgium, has medicinal mineral springs. They were discovered in the 14th century, and by the early 17th century were well enough known in Britain for the town’s name to be used as a generic term for ‘medicinal springs’. The present-day application to a ‘town containing such springs’ emerged towards the end of the 18th century.

spa (n.)

"medicinal or mineral spring," 1620s, from the name of the health resort in eastern Belgium, known since 14c., that features mineral springs believed to have curative properties. The place name is from Walloon espa "spring, fountain." As "commercial establishment offering health and beauty treatments," 1960.

中文词源

spa：矿泉疗养地，休养中心

来自地名 Spa,比利时小镇名，以矿泉疗养享誉欧洲。该地名来自比利时 Walloon 语 espa,泉 水，喷泉，可能来自拉丁语 spargere,洒水，喷水，词源同 spring.后成为温泉度假胜地代名词。

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