prodigal
英['pr?d?g(?)l]
美['prɑd?ɡl]
- adj. 揮霍的；十分慷慨的
- n. 浪子；揮霍者
詞態變化
名詞:?prodigality;
助記提示
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中文詞源
prodigal 揮霍的
來自拉丁語prodigere,揮霍，浪費，來自prod-,向前，來自pro-的擴大形式，-ig,做，驅使，驅動，詞源同agent,navigate.比喻用法，被誘惑所驅動的，亂花錢的，揮霍的。
英文詞源
- prodigal (adj.)
- mid-15c., a back-formation from prodigality, or else from Middle French prodigal and directly from Late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus "wasteful," from prodigere "drive away, waste," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + agere "to drive" (see act (v.)). First reference is to prodigial son, from Vulgate Latin filius prodigus (Luke xv:11-32). As a noun, "prodigal person," 1590s, from the adjective (the Latin adjective also was used as a noun).
雙語例句
- 1. A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.
- 浪子回頭金不換.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
- 老子守財奴,兒子敗家子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Nature is prodigal of her gifts.
- 大自然不吝惜其恩賜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The country has been prodigal of its forests.
- 這個國家的森林正受過度的采伐.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Prodigal habits die hard.
- 大手大腳的習慣很難改掉。
來自辭典例句