prodigal

• adj. 揮霍的；十分慷慨的
• n. 浪子；揮霍者

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。

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).

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