Word · Frequency #24145
Riviera
里维埃拉
the Riviera
- 1.
Any coastal area popular with tourists.
任何受游客喜爱的沿海地区。
任何受游客喜爱的沿海地区。；海滨游憩胜地
In use
They spent two weeks in a small village on a riviera last summer.
Europe's southern coasts are dotted with beautiful rivieras.
The city built a new promenade along its riviera to attract tourists.
the Riviera
指从意大利拉斯佩齐亚到法国戛纳之间的地中海海岸地带；作地名时通常带定冠词 the。
We spent a week on the Riviera last summer.
去年夏天我们在里维埃拉度过了一周。
the [French/Italian] Riviera
Riviera 前加 French、Italian 等形容词时，定冠词 the 仍不可省略。
She spent June in a villa on the French Riviera.
她六月份住在法国里维埃拉的一栋别墅里。
a riviera
作为普通名词时，riviera 表示“海滨游憩胜地”，可数，有复数形式 rivieras。
The coastal town has become a riviera for wealthy travelers.
这座海滨小镇已成为富裕旅行者的海滨游憩胜地。
Common mistakes
We spent our holiday on riviera.We spent our holiday on a riviera.
中文没有冠词概念，英语中可数名词单数前必须使用冠词或限定词；'riviera'在此表示泛指的海滨胜地，需加'a'。
There are many beautiful riviera in Italy.There are many beautiful rivieras in Italy.
'riviera'是可数名词，其复数形式为'rivieras'；学习者常因中文没有复数变化而漏加-s。
Connections
Collocations
- the French Riviera
- 法国里维埃拉（法国东南部地中海海岸度假区）
- They spent their honeymoon on the French Riviera.他们在法国里维埃拉度了蜜月。
- the Italian Riviera
- 意大利里维埃拉（意大利西北部地中海海岸度假区）
- The Italian Riviera is known for its colorful seaside villages.意大利里维埃拉以其色彩斑斓的海滨村庄而闻名。
- the Riviera
- 里维埃拉（地中海海滨游憩胜地）
- In summer, the Riviera is crowded with tourists.夏天，里维埃拉挤满了游客。
- Riviera coast
- 里维埃拉海岸
- The Riviera coast offers stunning views of the Mediterranean.里维埃拉海岸有令人惊叹的地中海景色。
- Riviera resort
- 里维埃拉度假胜地
- Monaco is home to many luxurious Riviera resorts.摩纳哥有许多豪华的里维埃拉度假胜地。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Riviera 听起来像 river（河），但它是意大利到法国的海滨度假胜地，想象在蔚蓝海岸晒太阳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel writing、geography descriptions 通常用于旅游或地理介绍中，语气中性正式，不算口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Sierra rhymes with riviera in both British and American English: /siˈeərə/ versus /ˌrɪviˈeərə/. Era, area, and cafeteria are spelling lookalikes but sound different: era begins with /ˈɪə/ (or /ˈɛə/ in some American pronunciations), area adds an extra syllable /iə/ after /eə/, and cafeteria ends in /ˈtɪəriə/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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