单词 | spendthrift |
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音标 | ['spend`θrift] |
解释 | adj./n.挥金如土的(人) |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj./n.挥金如土的( 人) (improvident) 【考】 fervor : zealot / improvidence : spendthrift(狂热者很热情/浪费 者很浪费)craven : hero / parsimonious : spendthrift(英雄不会怯懦/挥霍 者不会吝啬)miser : parsimonious / spendthrift : prodigal(吝啬鬼吝啬/挥霍者 挥霍)(考)反义词:miser(吝啬鬼) 【记】 组合词:spend(花费) +thrift(节约), 把节约下来的钱花掉 【例】 accuse sb. of spendthrift inclinations |
字源 | spendthrift (n.) c.1600, from spend (v.) + thrift (n.) in sense of "savings, profits, wealth." Replaced earlier scattergood (1570s) and spend-all (1550s). From c.1600 as an adjective. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 挥金如土的人; adj 挥霍的 = improvident 【记】spend花费, thrift节约-把节约的钱花掉-挥霍的 【类】fervor: zealot = improvidence: spendthrift狂热者热情 = 浪费者浪费craven: hero = parsimonious: spendthrift英雄不是怯懦的 = 挥霍者不是吝啬的miser: parsimonious = spendthrift: prodigal吝啬鬼是吝啬的 = 挥霍者是挥霍的 【反】miser(n 守财奴; 吝啬鬼) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】spend 花费 + thrift 节约 将节约的钱花掉, 真是大手大脚,挥金如土 |
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