
profligacy /prf.l..si/(名词)
指极度的挥霍浪费,或道德上的放纵堕落。常用于形容在金钱、资源或行为上毫无节制的状态。
The profligacy of the royal court eventually led to the collapse of the empire.
皇室的奢靡无度最终导致了帝国的崩塌。
Despite warnings from financial advisors, his profligacy with company funds continued unchecked, resulting in a scandal that destroyed both his career and his reputation.
尽管财务顾问多次警告,他对公司资金的挥霍依然肆无忌惮,最终引发了一场丑闻,毁掉了他的事业和声誉。
profligacy 源自拉丁语 profligatus,是动词 profligare 的过去分词,意为"击倒、摧毁",由 **pro-**(向前)和 fligare(打击)构成。在16世纪进入英语时,最初带有"道德败坏、堕落"的含义,后来逐渐扩展出"挥无度"的意思。其形容词形式为 profligate。