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spendthrift

/ˈspɛndˌθrɪft/C2

挥霍无度的人 / 败家子 (n.)

一个非常地道的口语和书面通用词,把 `spend`(花钱)和 `thrift`(节约,这里取反义)结合,指花钱大手大脚、毫无节制的人。

I named Daemon Master of Laws, but you said he was a tyrant.
As Master of Coin, you said he was a spendthrift
that would beggar the realm.
spendthrift — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E01 · ReelWord