prodigality
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌprɒd.ɪˈɡæl.ə.ti/ us/ˌprɑː.dɪˈɡæl.ə.t̬i/
非常浪费，奢侈（的特征）
the quality of spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise
His travels enhanced his reputation for prodigality. 他的旅行增强了他挥霍无度的名声。
As a novelist, her power springs directly from her prodigality. 作为一个小说家，她的力量直接来自于她的大量投入。
伟大，卓越
the quality of being very great in amount or degree
The exhibit confirms the prodigality of Leonardo da Vinci's genius. 这次展览证实了列奥纳多·达·芬奇天伟大的创造能力。
It is the sheer prodigality of Stoppard's wit and invention that first enchants. 最令人着迷的是斯托帕德伟大的智慧和发明本身。
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- He was known for his prodigality, buying cars and jewellery and staying at expensive hotels.
- British visitors to San Francisco start-ups returned with awed tales of executive prodigality. They told of one company which employed FedEx to move parcels from one floor of its building to another.
- I was impressed by the film’s prodigality of invention and sense of adventure.
- These penalties should be as mild as possible in contrast to the useless prodigality of torments which characterized the existing system.
See: prodigal