| 单词 | prodigal |
| 释义 | prodigal (once / 1115 pages) adjn Use the adjective prodigal to describe someone who spends too much money, or something very wasteful. Your prodigal spending on fancy coffee drinks might leave you with no money to buy lunch. Prodigal usually applies to the spending of money. In the Bible, the Prodigal Son leaves home and wastes all his money. You could also use this word to describe something that is very abundant or generous in quantity, such as prodigal praise. Prodigal comes from the Latin word prodigere, "to drive away or waste," combining the prefix prod-, or "forth" and agere, "to drive." WORD FAMILYprodigal: prodigality, prodigally, prodigals+/prodigality: prodigalities USAGE EXAMPLES“I don’t think the word no was said to us one time for the entire creative process,” said Michael Voltaggio, Maryland’s prodigal son. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) As he went through the motions of returning home as the prodigal son, that loneliness began to dissipate. Washington Times(Nov 27, 2016) If his work can be summed up in a single word, it is combination: a prodigal wedding of disparate and unlikely objects and techniques. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) 1adj recklessly wasteful prodigal in their expenditures Syn extravagant, profligate, spendthrift wasteful tending to squander and waste 2n a recklessly extravagant consumer Syn|Hypo|Hyper profligate, squanderer scattergood, spend-all, spender, spendthrift someone who spends money prodigally waster, wastrelsomeone who dissipates resources self-indulgently big spender, high rollerone who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment consumer a person who uses goods or services |
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