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prodigality

/prod-i-gal-i-tee/US // ˌprɒd ɪˈgæl ɪ ti //

挥霍无度,挥霍浪费,挥霍,挥霍成性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural prod·i·gal·i·ties for 2, 3.

    • : the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
    • : an instance of it.
    • : lavish abundance.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounextravagance
Synonyms
absurdity荒诞性,荒谬性,荒唐,荒谬的事amenity适意性,安乐设施,安乐窝,适意dissipation耗散,耗损,耗费,消散exaggeration夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸大之词excess过量,过度,过量的,过剩exorbitance高昂的价格,过高的价格,昂贵的费用,昂贵的价格expenditure支出,支出费用,花费,支出情况extravagancy挥霍无度,奢侈,奢侈浪费,奢华folly愚蠢,愚蠢的行为,愚蠢的,愚弄frill褶皱,褶边,流苏,边缘化immoderation无理取闹,放肆,放纵,放任自流improvidence贪婪,贪得无厌,愚蠢的行为,贪婪无度lavishness奢华,奢华主义,奢侈,豪华luxury奢华,奢侈品,豪华,奢侈outrageousness无耻之徒,愤慨,无耻之极,无耻overindulgence过度放纵,放纵,纵欲过度,放纵自己profligacy挥霍无度,挥霍浪费,挥霍,浪费profuseness熟练程度,繁华,熟练度,繁忙profusion繁茂,繁华,丰富多样,丰富的内容recklessness鲁莽行事,鲁莽行为,鲁莽,罔顾后果squandering挥霍无度,挥霍浪费,挥霍,挥霍的superfluity赘肉,赘生物,赘疣,多余的unrestraint无拘无束,不受约束,不受限制,无拘束waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃wastefulness浪费,浪费现象,浪费行为,浪费问题wildness野性,狂野性,狂野,野生icing on the cake锦上添花,锦上添花的事,锦上添花的事情,锦上添花的东西overdoing矫枉过正,过度,矫枉过直,过度追求overspending超支,超前消费,超额支出,超额消费preposterousness荒谬的事情,荒诞不经,荒唐,荒谬squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉unreasonableness不合理性,不合情理,不合理,不合理之处unthrift不节俭,不俭朴,不俭省,不节俭的人

Examples

  • But meanwhile they enjoyed themselves with the reckless prodigality possible only to such men.

  • Remain faithful to your vow of poverty, you who were given to prodigality and magnificence!

  • We expected a certain amount of sultriness, but not in such lavish prodigality as it was delivered.

  • By 1773 the prodigality of government raised the national expenditure far above the revenue.

  • France was almost bankrupt, ruined by the prodigality of her two last kings and their neglect of their duties to their people.