ritz

Thân thiện

The couple dressed up to put on the ritz for their anniversary dinner.

Definition

1. Proper noun:

   • César Ritz (1850-1918): A Swiss hotelier famous for founding a chain of luxurious hotels.

2. Noun (often capitalized):

   • An ostentatiously elegant hotel: Refers to a hotel characterized by extreme luxury, grandeur, and opulence.
   • Ostentatious display of elegance or luxury: Refers to a showy, extravagant display of stylishness and wealth.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • César Ritz revolutionized the hospitality industry with his attention to detail.
• Noun:
  • They spent their honeymoon at a famous ritz.
  • The gala was pure ritz, with champagne fountains and crystal chandeliers.

Advanced Usage

• "to put on the ritz": To behave or dress in a very fancy, elegant, or showy manner; to make a grand display.
  • For the awards ceremony, they really put on the ritz.

Variants and Related Words

• Ritzy (adjective): Extremely elegant, luxurious, or fashionable.
  • They dined at a ritzy new restaurant downtown.

Synonyms

• Luxury: Great comfort and extravagant living.
• Opulence: Great wealth or luxuriousness.
• Grandeur: Splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
• Poshness (informal): Elegance or luxury.

Related Idioms

• "putting on the ritz": Same as the phrasal usage above, meaning to make a showy display of elegance.
  • The charity ball is all about putting on the ritz to attract donors.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an ostentatiously elegant hotel
2. ostentatious display of elegance
   • they put on the ritz
3. Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ritz
• Cesar Ritz