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.
雙語例句
1. I had always been a kind of spendthrift.
我這人向來都有點兒揮金如土.
來自辭典例句
2. He disowned his spendthrift son.
他與揮金如土的兒子脫離父子關系.
來自辭典例句
3. As a good manager, he would put a stop to such spendthrift courses.
他既然是一個善于經理錢財的人, 就應當阻止這種浪費的行徑.
來自辭典例句
4. Nobody corrects a spendthrift for consuming his substance in taverns.
沒有人會糾正一個在酒店中揮霍他的財產的人.
來自互聯網
5. How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits?