(by allusion to the Biblical parable of the prodigal son) returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
A prodigal person, a spendthrift.
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses.
One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.
But because of the Jesus’s parable of “The prodigal son” in the Bible, many people think “prodigal” means ... prodigal 和 extravagant 有什么区别?
1 個答案? · ?1 票:?@SikisSick “Prodigal” does mean extravagant! They are synonyms. But because of the Jesus’s parable of “The prodigal son” in the Bible, many ...