prodigal

1. ADJ You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. 浪子回头的[文学性] [usu ADJ n]

2. N-COUNT Prodigal is also a noun. 回头的浪子

The prodigal had returned. 浪子已经回头了。

3. ADJ Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money carelessly without thinking about what will happen when they have none left. 挥霍的; 铺张浪费的[usu ADJ n]

Prodigal habits die hard. 大手大脚的习惯很难改掉。