spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant 挥霍的;奢侈的,铺张的 prodigal habits die hard. 奢侈的习惯很难改掉。
having or giving something on a lavish scale 慷慨的,不吝惜的 the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream. 这种甜点用红糖制成,很松脆,而且浇了很多掼奶油。
noun
a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way 挥霍者,奢侈的人 ■(亦作 prodigal son 或 daughter)a person who leaves home and behaves in such a way, but later makes a repentant return 回头的浪子(或挥霍的女儿)
派生 prodigality noun prodigally adverb 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus 'lavish'