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

单词

prodigal

释义

recklessly extravagant or wasteful

yielding abundantly; lavish

prodigal of new ideas

prodigality /-ʹgaliti/ noun

prodigally adv

[Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-¹ + agere to drive]

somebody who is recklessly extravagant or wasteful

(also prodigal son/daughter) a repentant sinner or reformed spendthrift

(sense 2) with allusion to the biblical parable (Luke 15:11–32) of the prodigal son who repents and returns home to a lavish welcome

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