Word · Frequency #34527
profligacies
/ˈprɒfligəsi/
noun
挥霍；浪费
profligacies is the plural of profligacy.
核心释义
careless wastefulness
- 1.
挥霍浪费；草率的浪费
Careless wastefulness.
- 2.
无耻放荡的行为；道德败坏
Shameless and immoral behaviour.
放荡；道德败坏；挥霍浪费；草率的浪费；无耻放荡的行为；道德败坏；放荡；不检点
用法In use
His profligacy with money led him to bankruptcy.
用法提示：名词作主语，表示‘浪费’的含义
The novel depicts the profligacy of the aristocracy in the 1920s.
用法提示：名词作宾语，表示‘放荡’的含义
She criticized the profligacy of her colleagues' lifestyle.
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，表示‘不检点’的含义
profligacy of [sth]
表示某事物的挥霍或放荡。
The profligacy of the government's spending shocked the public.
政府开支的挥霍令人震惊。
profligacy in [sth]
His profligacy in youth led to financial ruin.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- profligate
- 放荡的，挥霍的 · profligacy是名词，表示放荡行为；profligate是形容词，描述人或行为放荡。
- prodigality
- 挥霍，浪费 · profligacy强调道德放荡，prodigality侧重钱财的挥霍。
词族Word family
- profligacies
- plural
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