prodigal
- IPA[ˈprädəɡ(ə)l]
美式
- spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant；having or giving something on a lavish scale
- a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way；a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return.
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant prodigal habits die hard 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives
- ▪ a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈprɒdɪɡl]
英式
- spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant: prodigal habits die hard
- a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way: he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives
Oxford Dictionary
