英语词汇“prodigality”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Adjective We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days.

Michael Chabon, A Model World and Other Stories, 1991 The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings.

Cullen Murphy, New York Times Book Review, 10 June 1984 Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. "I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position … "

George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1872 the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it Noun Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman …

Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1788 the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As in a film montage, our prodigal taquero hero will go off, train and perfect his craft, and come back stronger than ever.

Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2022 This offseason, the Patriots made just a ripple in free agency, bringing back prodigal cornerback Malcolm Butler and signing safety Jabrill Peppers.

Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 After a string of not-quite-right leaders, prodigal CEO Steve Jobs returned to the company and shook up its computer lineup with a slew of cheap, colorful iMacs in 1998.

Washington Post, 10 May 2022 That said, prodigal oligarch Roman Abramovich has tried his hand--in an opaque context--to work diplomatic magic, to ostensibly push for an end to the war.

Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022 Jack, the prodigal son, is home after two decades away and a long stint in prison.

Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 In this setting, a young Arthur Pendragon goes on a journey to become a warrior, which takes him from prodigal son to legendary leader.

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 McCarthy obsessives debate at length the degree to which his novel Suttree, with its descriptions of ruin from the damming of the Tennessee River, is autobiographical, a prodigal son’s rebuke of his father.

Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Seeing his mom after all these years, is an understandable desire — not that the visit goes the way this prodigal son hoped.

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 July 2022

Noun

He is angered by his father’s instant acceptance of the prodigal’s return.

Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020 As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol.

Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 27 May 2018 See More

单词	prodigality
释义	prodigal 1 of 2 adjective prod·i·gal ˈprä-di-gəl 1 : characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish a prodigal feast prodigal outlays for her clothes 2 : recklessly spendthrift the prodigal prince 3 : yielding abundantly : luxuriant —often used with of nature has been so prodigal of her bounty H. T. Buckle prodigality ˌprä-də-ˈga-lə-tē noun prodigally ˈprä-di-g(ə-)lē adverb prodigal 2 of 2 noun 1 : one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly 2 : one who has returned after an absence Synonyms Adjective extravagant high-rolling profligate spendthrift squandering thriftless unthrifty wasteful Noun fritterer high roller profligate spender spendthrift squanderer waster wastrel See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective We sipped our beers and wondered at one another, at what was left of all that and of those prodigal days. Michael Chabon, A Model World and Other Stories, 1991 The prodigal use of antibiotics in animals has the same consequence as their overprescription for human beings. Cullen Murphy, New York Times Book Review, 10 June 1984 Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. "I am grieved, though, I confess, not surprised by this information, Mr. Lydgate. For my own part, I regretted your alliance with my brother-in-law's family, which has always been of prodigal habits, and which has already been much indebted to me for sustainment in its present position … " George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1872 the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it Noun Such a trustee had been first instituted by the praetor, to save a family from the blind havoc of a prodigal or madman … Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1788 the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective As in a film montage, our prodigal taquero hero will go off, train and perfect his craft, and come back stronger than ever. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2022 This offseason, the Patriots made just a ripple in free agency, bringing back prodigal cornerback Malcolm Butler and signing safety Jabrill Peppers. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 After a string of not-quite-right leaders, prodigal CEO Steve Jobs returned to the company and shook up its computer lineup with a slew of cheap, colorful iMacs in 1998. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 That said, prodigal oligarch Roman Abramovich has tried his hand--in an opaque context--to work diplomatic magic, to ostensibly push for an end to the war. Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022 Jack, the prodigal son, is home after two decades away and a long stint in prison. Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 In this setting, a young Arthur Pendragon goes on a journey to become a warrior, which takes him from prodigal son to legendary leader. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 McCarthy obsessives debate at length the degree to which his novel Suttree, with its descriptions of ruin from the damming of the Tennessee River, is autobiographical, a prodigal son’s rebuke of his father. Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Seeing his mom after all these years, is an understandable desire — not that the visit goes the way this prodigal son hoped. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 July 2022 Noun He is angered by his father’s instant acceptance of the prodigal’s return. Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020 As a youth, Mr. Graham, now 65, was the prodigal of the Graham family, a college dropout fond of alcohol. Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 27 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Adjective and Noun Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive — more at pro-, agent First Known Use Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing prodigal prodigal son/daughter prodigal son/daughter Kids Definition prodigal 1 of 2 adjective prod·i·gal ˈprä-di-gəl : carelessly wasteful a prodigal spender prodigal 2 of 2 noun : somebody who wastes money carelessly prodigality noun 1 as in wastefulness an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint his purchase of a new yacht was only one of a series of reckless prodigalities Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wastefulness extravagance waste luxury profligacy indulgence wastage squandering profusion dissipation overindulgence splurge excess loss self-indulgence overkill immoderacy Antonyms & Near Antonyms necessity frugality economy parsimony thrift economizing saving conservation skimping restraint temperance austerity scrimping moderation penny-pinching belt-tightening temperateness See More 2 as in generosity the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper Synonyms & Similar Words wastefulness generosity lavishness extravagance extravagancy profusion liberality improvidence bountifulness squandering conspicuous consumption splurge indulgence excess overindulgence overkill immoderacy self-indulgence Antonyms & Near Antonyms frugality economy restraint penny-pinching temperance austerity moderation See More
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