prodigal

英 [ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl]      美 [ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl]
  • adj. 挥霍的;十分慷慨的
  • n. 浪子;挥霍者
星级词汇:
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prodigal 挥霍的

来自拉丁语prodigere,挥霍,浪费,来自prod-,向前,来自pro-的扩大形式,-ig,做,驱使,驱动,词源同agent,navigate.比喻用法,被诱惑所驱动的,乱花钱的,挥霍的。

prodigal (adj.)
mid-15c., a back-formation from prodigality, or else from Middle French prodigal and directly from Late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus "wasteful," from prodigere "drive away, waste," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + agere "to drive" (see act (v.)). First reference is to prodigial son, from Vulgate Latin filius prodigus (Luke xv:11-32). As a noun, "prodigal person," 1590s, from the adjective (the Latin adjective also was used as a noun).
1. A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.
浪子回头金不换.
2. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
老子守财奴,儿子败家子.
3. Nature is prodigal of her gifts.
大自然不吝惜其恩赐.
4. The country has been prodigal of its forests.
这个国家的森林正受过度的采伐.
5. Prodigal habits die hard.
大手大脚的习惯很难改掉。

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