The Riviera is a warm stretch of coast that people visit for holidays — sea, sun, and often expensive hotels. English speakers use it most of all for the Mediterranean coast of south-east France (Nice, Cannes, Monaco sit on what people call the French Riviera) and for the Italian coast next to it.

The Riviera is a warm stretch of coast Riviera 是一段溫暖的海岸 that people visit for holidays人們會去那裡度假 — sea, sun, and often expensive hotels有海、有陽光，通常還有昂貴的飯店。English speakers use it most of all英語使用者最常用這個字 for the Mediterranean coast of south-east France指法國東南邊的地中海岸 (Nice, Cannes, Monaco sit on what people call the French Riviera)（尼斯、坎城、摩納哥就在人們說的 French Riviera 上） and for the Italian coast next to it也指旁邊的義大利海岸。

People also stretch the name to other sunny holiday coasts that feel the same. With a capital R it often points to that famous French and Italian strip; some writers use 'a riviera' for the type of place.

People also stretch the name人們也會把這個名字延伸用 to other sunny holiday coasts去指其他感覺類似的陽光度假海岸 that feel the same。With a capital R用大寫 R 寫時, it often points to that famous French and Italian strip它通常指的就是那條有名的法義海岸; some writers use 'a riviera'有些作者會用 'a riviera' for the type of place來泛指這一類地方。

It sounds a little glamorous — not a word for a quiet fishing village with no tourists. It is a coast, not a river.

It sounds a little glamorous它聽起來有點光鮮亮麗 — not a word for a quiet fishing village with no tourists不是用來形容一個沒有觀光客的安靜漁村的字。It is a coast它指的是海岸, not a river不是河流。