prodigal
adjective /ˈprɒdɪɡl/
/ˈprɑːdɪɡl/
(formal, disapproving)Idioms - too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
synonym extravagant挥霍无度:花费过多金钱或浪费时间,精力或材料的行为或习惯 - a prodigal administration
铺张浪费的行政机关
Collocations DictionaryProdigal is used with these nouns:- son
词源late Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’. - a prodigal administration
Idioms
the/a prodigal (son)
- a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home
回头的浪子;改邪归正的人