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prodigal a.挥霍的；n.挥霍者 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). 【记】pro支持 + dig + all 石油资源是有限的，有人全挖出来，真是浪费挥霍，不顾子孙后代；pro 支持 + digital 数码，支持数码产品，买电器全买数码的→挥霍【相关】gala 节日，盛会，regal 帝王的，华丽的；

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['prɔdigəl] 【英】 adj. 挥霍的(lavish);n. 挥霍者(one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly)【考】 proctor : supervise / prodigal : squander(学监监督/挥霍者挥 霍)covetous : desire / querulous : complain / prodigal : spend / parsimonious : save(贪婪的人贪婪/爱抱 怨的人抱怨/挥霍的人 花钱/吝啬的人节省)miser : parsimonious / spendthrift : prodigal(吝啬鬼很吝啬/挥霍 者【记】 prodig(巨大，浪费)+ al→挥霍的 adj. 极度挥霍浪费的; n 挥霍者【记】pro前, dig挖, al所有－挖出家里的所有钱花掉－挥霍的【类】proctor: supervise = prodigal: squander学监监督 = 挥霍者挥霍querulous: complain = prodigal: spend = parsimonious: save爱抱怨的人抱怨 = 挥霍的人花钱 = 吝啬的人节省miser: parsimonious = spendthrift: prodigal吝啬鬼很吝啬 = 挥霍者很挥霍【反】parsimonious(adj 吝啬节俭的); frugal(adj 节俭的)

单词	prodigal
音标	['prɔdigəl]
解释	a.挥霍的；n.挥霍者
红宝书	【英】 adj. 挥霍的(lavish);n. 挥霍者(one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly) 【考】 proctor : supervise / prodigal : squander(学监监督/挥霍者挥霍)covetous : desire / querulous : complain / prodigal : spend / parsimonious : save(贪婪的人贪婪/爱抱怨的人抱怨/挥霍的人花钱/吝啬的人节省)miser : parsimonious / spendthrift : prodigal(吝啬鬼很吝啬/挥霍者【记】 prodig(巨大，浪费)+ al→挥霍的
字源	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).
不择手段背单词	adj. 极度挥霍浪费的; n 挥霍者【记】pro前, dig挖, al所有－挖出家里的所有钱花掉－挥霍的【类】proctor: supervise = prodigal: squander学监监督 = 挥霍者挥霍querulous: complain = prodigal: spend = parsimonious: save爱抱怨的人抱怨 = 挥霍的人花钱 = 吝啬的人节省miser: parsimonious = spendthrift: prodigal吝啬鬼很吝啬 = 挥霍者很挥霍【反】parsimonious(adj 吝啬节俭的); frugal(adj 节俭的)
趣味全助记	【记】pro支持 + dig + all 石油资源是有限的，有人全挖出来，真是浪费挥霍，不顾子孙后代；pro 支持 + digital 数码，支持数码产品，买电器全买数码的→挥霍【相关】gala 节日，盛会，regal 帝王的，华丽的；

Prodigal Latin Parsimonious Adj Supervise Complain Spend Prodigus