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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ritz·y /ˈrɪtsi/ adjective informal  FASHIONABLEfashionable and expensive 时髦豪华的 SYN fancy a ritzy restaurant 高级时尚的餐厅
Examples from the Corpus
ritzyStill, the ritzy Back Bay has come roaring back, with historic row houses selling in the millions again.And now Chelsea is off to some equally ritzy college.We had dinner at the ritzy Drake Hotel.He prefers to stay at home with his wife and two children, shunning ritzy Hollywood parties.Living in a ritzy hotel used to be the stuff of fantasy.Pity it backfired during the lucky draw at Edinburgh's ritzy Prestonfield House Hotel recently.Nearby on the same street is the Strand Arcade, a similar layer cake of ritzy shops.
Origin ritzy (1900-2000) Ritz hotels, international group of fashionable and expensive hotels founded by César Ritz
ritz·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
expensive fashionable and Corpus


ritzy
ritzy /ˈrɪtsi/ adjective informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Ritz hotels, international group of fashionable and expensive hotels founded by César Ritz
fashionable and expensive
   SYN  fancy:
    a ritzy restaurant


ritzyBrE /ˈrɪtsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɪtsi/ 🔊 adjective (informal) expensive and fashionable 昂贵时髦的;豪华的 ORIGIN From the Ritz, the name of several very comfortable and expensive hotels in London and other cities. 源自丽兹大酒店 (the Ritz) 的名字。该品牌的酒店以豪华著称,见于伦敦等大城市。