The Ritz is a large, very expensive hotel, named after César Ritz, the Swiss hotel man who started the famous ones. Cities such as London and Paris have Ritz hotels, and the name became a picture of high luxury.

The Ritz is a large, very expensive hotelThe Ritz 是一間又大又貴的飯店，named after César Ritz以 César Ritz（凱撒·麗池）命名，the Swiss hotel man who started the famous ones他是創辦這些知名飯店的瑞士飯店業者。 Cities such as London and Paris have Ritz hotels像倫敦、巴黎這些城市都有麗池飯店，and the name became a picture of high luxury這個名字也就變成頂級奢華的代名詞。

People also say “the Ritz” as a kind of joke-measure for any place that rich — “It’s not the Ritz” means a place is simple, not fancy. There is an old saying, “put on the Ritz,” meaning to dress or live in a showy, expensive way.

People also say "the Ritz" as a kind of joke-measure for any place that rich大家也會拿「the Ritz」開玩笑地當作衡量華麗程度的標準——"It's not the Ritz" means a place is simple, not fancy「It's not the Ritz」意思是某個地方很普通、不豪華。 There is an old saying, "put on the Ritz,"有一句老話「put on the Ritz」，meaning to dress or live in a showy, expensive way意思是打扮或過著奢華招搖的生活。

Though actually, not every hotel with Ritz on the door is the original house; later chains borrowed the shine of the name. In English, some ordinary uses of ritz were formed back from the adjective ritzy.

Though actually不過其實，not every hotel with Ritz on the door is the original house不是每間招牌上寫著 Ritz 的飯店都是原本那間，later chains borrowed the shine of the name後來的連鎖飯店只是借用了這個名字的光環。 In English, some ordinary uses of ritz were formed back from the adjective ritzy英文裡，ritz 有些一般用法其實是從形容詞 ritzy 反過來造出來的。