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1. Oxford Dictionary

   prodigal

   • IPA[ˈprɒdɪɡl]

   英式

   • adj.
     spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant；having or giving something on a lavish scale
   • n.
     a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way；a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return.
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant prodigal habits die hard 同義詞 wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, imprudent, ... 更多immoderate, profligate, thriftless, excessive, intemperate, irresponsible, self-indulgent, reckless, wanton反義詞 thrifty, economical, parsimonious
   • 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale the dessert was prodigal with whipped cream 同義詞 generous, lavish, liberal, unstinting, unsparing, ... 更多bountiful, copious, profuse, abundant in, abounding in, rich, literarybounteous反義詞 mean

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives
   • ▪ a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return.
3. • 更多解釋

   prodigal

   • IPA[ˈprädəɡ(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant: prodigal habits die hard
   • n.
     a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way: he hated rich prodigals who lived useless, imprudent lives

   Oxford American Dictionary