Spanish costa "coast," from same Latin source as English coast (n.). Used in Britain from 1960s in jocular formations (costa geriatrica, costa del crime, etc.) in imitation of the names of Spanish tourist destinations.
雙語例句
1. He fled to Costa Rica to avoid military service.
他逃到了哥斯達黎加以逃避服兵役。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Jo will use her winnings as spending money on her holiday to the Costa Brava.
喬要把自己贏的錢作為去布拉沃海岸度假時的零花錢。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Swanhilda cast off from the docks at Port Costa.
“斯萬希爾黛號”從可斯達港的碼頭解纜開船.
來自辭典例句
4. I surprise her and we all just fly to Costa Rica or somewhere for a month?
我讓她吃驚了,而且我們都飛去哥斯達黎加過一個月?
來自電影對白
5. I choose FDI polices of Costa Rica government as case study.