spendthrift

n. 浪费的人 a. 浪费的, 挥霍无度的

发音

UK /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/
AU
US /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/

词形变化

spendthrifts 复数 spendthrifts more spendthrift 比较级 most spendthrift 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

    败家子

    浪子

    败家仔

  2. 2.

    Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.

    比喻
adj.
  1. 1.

    Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.

    挥霍无度

  2. 2.

    Extravagant or lavish.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

spender scattergood spend-all

上位词 3

prodigal profligate squanderer

下位词 2

big spender high roller
形容词

同义词 3

extravagant prodigal profligate

近义相关 1

wasteful

相关短语

spendthrift trust [法] 浪费信托 spendthrift trusts spendthrift clause spendthrift provision [经] 节俭条款

词源

From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”).

来源：wiktionary