prodigal的中文翻译是什么意思

prodigal

US/ˈprɑːdɪɡl/

UK/ˈprɒdɪɡl/

adj. 浪费的; 铺张的; 挥霍的; 慷慨的

丰富的，大量的; 富于 (of, with); 不吝惜的，十分慷慨的

prodigal的柯林斯释义

ADJ浪子回头的

You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person.

...the parable of the prodigal son.
关于浪子回头的寓言

ADJ挥霍的；浪费的；奢侈的

Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left.

Prodigal habits die hard.
大手大脚的习惯很难改掉。

prodigal的英文释义

Noun

1. a recklessly extravagant consumer

Adjective

1. very generous;

distributed gifts with a lavish hand
the critics were lavish in their praise
a munificent gift
his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
prodigal praise
unsparing generosity
his unstinted devotion
called for unstinting aid to Britain

2. recklessly wasteful;