spa
意味
- 鉱泉,温泉
- 温泉場
例文
The outdoor spa at this hot spring is wonderful.
この旅館は露天風呂がすばらしいのよ。
I make it a rule to go to a spa at intervals for a change.
私はときどき気分転換に温泉にいきます。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of Spa, where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring water. In 16ᵗʰ century England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr.
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