A spendthrift is someone who spends money freely and foolishly, letting it run through their fingers — and the word carries clear disapproval. It is not about being rich and buying nice things; it is about spending you cannot afford, spending that will end badly.

A spendthrift揮霍者(spendthrift) is指的是 someone who spends money freely and foolishly花錢大手大腳又不理智的人， letting it run through their fingers任由錢從指縫間溜走—— and而且 the word carries clear disapproval這個字帶有明顯的批評意味。 It is not about這個字說的不是 being rich and buying nice things有錢買好東西； it is about而是 spending you cannot afford花你負擔不起的錢， spending that will end badly最後會出事的那種花錢方式。

It works as a noun ('He was a spendthrift, and the family money was gone in ten years') and as a describing word ('her spendthrift brother', 'spendthrift habits').

It works as a noun這個字可以當名詞用 ('He was a spendthrift, and the family money was gone in ten years')（他是個揮霍者，家裡的錢十年就花光了） and as a describing word也可以當形容詞用 ('her spendthrift brother'（她那揮霍的哥哥、 'spendthrift habits')揮霍的習慣）。

The word is a little old-fashioned and literary. Today people are more likely to say 'he's terrible with money' or 'she blows through her paycheck', and you meet 'spendthrift' most often in books, in news writing, and in criticism of governments: 'spendthrift policies'.

The word is這個字 a little old-fashioned有點老派， and literary帶點文學味。 Today people are more likely to say現在的人比較常說 'he's terrible with money'「他很不會理財」 or或 'she blows through her paycheck'「她薪水一領就花光」， and you meet 'spendthrift' most often而'spendthrift'這個字最常出現 in books在書裡、 in news writing新聞寫作、 and in criticism of governments還有批評政府的時候： 'spendthrift policies'揮霍的政策。

Look inside the word and you find an old joke: 'thrift' used to mean your savings, your accumulated wealth — so a spendthrift is literally someone who spends up their savings. That is why it feels almost the reverse of today's 'thrifty', which means careful with money.

Look inside the word and you find拆開這個字來看，裡面藏著 an old joke一個老笑話： 'thrift' used to mean'thrift'以前指的是 your savings, your accumulated wealth你的積蓄、累積的財富—— so所以 a spendthrift is literally字面上的意思就是 someone who spends up their savings把積蓄花光的人。 That is why這就是為什麼 it feels almost the reverse of它感覺幾乎跟...相反， today's 'thrifty'現在的'thrifty' which means指的是 careful with money花錢謹慎。