prodigal的中文翻譯是什麼意思

prodigal

US/ˈprɑːdɪɡl/

UK/ˈprɒdɪɡl/

adj. 浪費的; 鋪張的; 揮霍的; 慷慨的

豐富的，大量的; 富於 (of, with); 不吝惜的，十分慷慨的

prodigal的柯林斯釋義

ADJ浪子回頭的

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.
關於浪子回頭的寓言

ADJ揮霍的；浪費的；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.
大手大腳的習慣很難改掉。

prodigal的英文釋義

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;