prod·i·gal
adjective/ˈprɒdɪɡl/
/ˈprɑːdɪɡl/
(formal, disapproving)Idioms - too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
浪费的；挥霍的；大手大脚的 - a prodigal administration
铺张浪费的行政机关
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProdigal is used with these nouns:- son
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish’. - a prodigal administration
Idioms
the/a prodigal (son)
- a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home
回头的浪子；改邪归正的人