| 釋義 |
prodigal /'prodigl; 'pradigl/ adj ~ (of), wasteful; spending or using too much: 浪費(fèi)而; 揮霍的; 不吝痞的： a ~ administration, spending public funds too freely. 浪費(fèi)(公帑)的政府。 Nature is ~ of her gifts. 大自然不吝惜其恩賜。 the ~ son, wasteful and improvident man (in one of the parables of Jesus) who repents of his actions. 浪子(見于耶穌的寓言之一)。 ch Luke 15: 11.參看路加福咅第 15 章第 11 命。 n [C] person who is wasteful. 浪費(fèi)之人; 浪子。 ~ly /-gall; -gli/ adv in a ~ manner: 浪費(fèi)地; 揮霍地; 不吝惜地： a man who gives ~加 to charities. 不吝捐贈(zèng)慈善事業(yè)的人。 ~ity /,prodi-'gaebti; , pradi'gaeloti/ n [U] (in a good sense) being ~: (好的意思)不吝惜; 慷慨： the ~ity of the sea, ie in supplying fish; 海派的慷慨(即大量具應(yīng)魚產(chǎn)); (in a bad sense) extravagance; wasteful spending. (壞的意思)浪費(fèi); 揮霍。 |