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prodigal

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源自中古法语 prodigal，源自晚期拉丁语 prōdigālis (“浪费的”)，源自拉丁语 prōdigus (“浪费的，挥霍的”)，源自prōdigō (“消耗，浪费”)，源自prōd-（←prō (“前，向前”)） + agō (“驱动”)。还见prodigy。

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prodigal (比较级 more prodigal，最高级 most prodigal)

  1. 挥霍的，浪费的
    He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
    他想起放假时没节制地乱花钱，就很有罪恶感。
    The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.
    浪子把自己分到的遗产花到身无分文。
  2. (常后接of或with) 乱用...的，大量使用...的
    She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
    她是一个很快乐的人，一直都面带微笑。
    How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?
    预算那么紧，他是怎么敢这样乱花钱的。
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, 第 10 卷，第 63 页:
      He generally falls backwards and sometimes succumbs to the fever which ensues; hence as soon as the ordeal is over the women are prodigal of their attentions to him, and rub the swollen arm with a particular kind of herb.
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    • 1974, James Herriot, Vet in Harness，第 201 页:
      Granville poised himself over a vast sirloin, stropped his knife briskly, then began to hack away ruthlessly. He was a prodigal server and piled about two pounds of meat on my plate, then he started on the Yorkshire puddings.
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  3. 大量的
    近义词：profuse、abundant
  4. 浪子的 （起源自《新约圣经》内通常叫做“Parable of the Prodigal Son”（浪子回头的比喻）的故事）
    1. 遗弃（他人）的，抛弃（他人）的
    2. 浪子回头的
      • 2012年8月12日, Paul Owen, “London 2012 Olympics: day 10”, 出自 The Guardian‎[1]:
        Simon Hart of the Daily Telegraph has tweeted that the prodigal triple-jumper has come home, in preparation for tomorrow's qualification round.
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prodigal (复数 prodigals)

  1. 挥霍无度的人，败家子

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