Word · Frequency #19816
prodigal
/ˈprɑdɪɡəl/
adjective
浪费的；挥霍的
Wastefully extravagant; spending money or resources carelessly.
- 1.
Wastefully extravagant.
挥霍浪费的
- 2.
Yielding profusely, lavish.
慷慨的；丰富的
- 3.
recklessly wasteful
鲁莽地浪费
- 4.
Profuse, lavishly abundant.
大量的；丰富的
- 5.
Behaving as a prodigal son:
回头的浪子般的
像浪子般的；似浪子的；丰饶的；丰富的；大量的；挥霍浪费的；慷慨的；丰富的；鲁莽地浪费
In use
He spent his inheritance in a prodigal manner, buying luxury cars and lavish vacations.
The company's prodigal spending on unnecessary office renovations led to its bankruptcy.
Her prodigal use of water during the drought was criticized by her neighbors.
prodigal in their expenditures
Connections
Collocations
- prodigal son
- 回头的浪子
- After years abroad, the prodigal son returned to his family.在国外多年后，这个回头的浪子回到了家人身边。
- prodigal spending
- 挥霍无度的开销
- Their prodigal spending left them with huge debts.他们挥霍无度的开销使他们负债累累。
- prodigal lifestyle
- 挥霍的生活方式
- She gave up her prodigal lifestyle and started saving money.她放弃了挥霍的生活方式，开始存钱。
- prodigal generosity
- 极为慷慨
- The billionaire's prodigal generosity amazed everyone.这位亿万富翁的极为慷慨让所有人惊叹。
- prodigal of praise
- 毫不吝惜地赞美
- His coach was prodigal of praise after the championship win.他的教练在赢得冠军后毫不吝惜地赞美。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：想象一个浪子把大把钞票撒向空中——prodigal 就是挥霍浪费的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary works、biblical or religious references prodigal 比较正式，多用于书面语或文学、宗教语境；表示“浪费的”时常见于正式报道，而 the prodigal son 则指文学/圣经中的“回头的浪子”。日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
无常用词与 prodigal 完全押韵。以下单词拼写相似，但读音不同：prodigy 和 prodigious 以 prodi- 开头，但重音或元音不同；logical、liturgical、reciprocal、vestigial 以 -al 结尾，但重读元音不同；vestigial 中 g 读 /dʒ/，不是 /ɡ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.