a place where water with minerals in it, which is considered to be good for your health, comes up naturally out of the ground; the name given to a town that has such a place and where there are, or were, places where people could drink the water 矿泉疗养地；矿泉城 Leamington Spa 利明顿矿泉城 a spa town 有矿泉的城镇 spa waters 矿泉水
- (also health spa)
a place where people can relax and receive health and beauty treatments, with, for example steam baths and exercise equipment 休闲健身中心 a superb spa, which includes sauna, Turkish bath and fitness rooms 一流的水疗中心，其中包括桑拿浴室，土耳其浴室和健身室
- (especially North American English) (also Jacuzzi™ British and North American English)
a large bath with a pump that moves the water around, giving a pleasant feeling to your body
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Spa, a small town in eastern Belgium which has been celebrated for the curative properties of its mineral springs since medieval times.