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

prof•li•gate adj.

completely immoral or licentious.
spending or using up something unwisely.

n. [countable]

a profligate person.

prof•li•ga•cy n. [uncountable]

prof•li•gate adj.

utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated;
thoroughly dissolute.
recklessly prodigal or extravagant.

a profligate person.

Latin prōflīgātus broken down in character, degraded, origin, originally past participle of prōflīgāre to shatter, debase, equivalent. to prō- pro-¹ + -flīgāre, derivative of flīgere to strike; see inflict, -ate¹
1525–35

prof′li•gate•ly, adv.
prof′li•gate•ness,?r> n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abandoned, licentious.

profligate /ˈprɒflɪɡɪt/ adj

shamelessly immoral or debauched
wildly extravagant or wasteful

a profligate person

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōflīgātus corrupt, from prōflīgāre to overthrow, from pro-¹ + flīgere to beat

profligacy /ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ/ n ˈprofligately adv

单词	profligate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prof•li•gate /ˈprɑflɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation adj. completely immoral or licentious. spending or using up something unwisely. n. [countable] a profligate person. prof•li•ga•cy /ˈprɑflɪgəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prof•li•gate (prof′li git, -gāt′),USA pronunciation adj. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute. recklessly prodigal or extravagant. n. a profligate person. Latin prōflīgātus broken down in character, degraded, origin, originally past participle of prōflīgāre to shatter, debase, equivalent. to prō- pro-¹ + -flīgāre, derivative of flīgere to strike; see inflict, -ate¹ 1525–35 prof′li•gate•ly, adv. prof′li•gate•ness,?r> n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abandoned, licentious. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: profligate /ˈprɒflɪɡɪt/ adj shamelessly immoral or debauched wildly extravagant or wasteful n a profligate person Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōflīgātus corrupt, from prōflīgāre to overthrow, from pro-¹ + flīgere to beat profligacy /ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ/ n ˈprofligately adv
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