n. prodigal son浪子。
△1H.IV. 4.2.36 (33):“that you would think that I had a hundred and fifty tattered prodigals lately come from swine-keeping,from eating draff and husks.”(See Luke 15:11-32 for Jesus' Parable of the Prodigal Son.)說(shuō)不定你會(huì)以為我拉來(lái)了一百五十個(gè)衣衫襤褸的浪子,他們剛剛給人家放豬回來(lái),剛剛吃過(guò)豬食和糠殼。
prodigal
a.
1.wasteful,lavish,extravagant,profuse. ample浪費(fèi)的,過(guò)分大方的,放肆的,揮霍的,大量的。
△Ham.1.3.36:“The chariest maid is prodigal enough”,一位頂小心的姑娘…就算是夠放肆了。
△As.1.1.41(38): “What prodi-gal portion have I spent,that I should come to suchpenury?”我蕩盡了多大的產(chǎn)業(yè),現(xiàn)在才落得如此一貧如洗?
2. lavishly bountiful,generous to a fault過(guò)分大方的,慷慨過(guò)分的。
△H.VIII.5.5.13 (5.4.12): “My noble gos-sips,ye have been too prodigal. ”i.e. in your gifts. 三位尊貴的教父教母,你們的禮物太破費(fèi)了。
△L.L.L.2.1.9:“Be now as prodigal of all dear grace.”你現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該同樣慷慨地利用你的美貌。
3. overcharged. overloaded過(guò)多的,過(guò)剩的。
△L.L.L.52. 64: “And spend his prodigal wits in bootlessrhymes,”叫他嘔盡才華,寫(xiě)下無(wú)聊的詩(shī)篇。
prodigal
ad. prodigally,lavishly不吝惜地,過(guò)分大方地。
△Ham.1.3.116:“When the blood burns,how prod-igal the soul / Lends the tongue vows.”在熱情燃燒的時(shí)候,一個(gè)人會(huì)把什么盟誓都送到舌尖的。
prodigal[?pr?dig?l]
adj.慷慨的,浪費(fèi)的,豐富的 n.浪子,揮霍者
◇be prodigal of慷慨的
‖ prodigal modes of consumption浪費(fèi)式消費(fèi)
prodigality[?pr?di?g?liti]n.浪費(fèi),揮霍
prodigious[pr??did??s]adj.巨大的