Misspent Meaning in English
word · lemma: misspend
mɪˈspɛnt/, /mɪsˈspɛnt
mi-SPENT
mɪsspˈɛnt
miss-SPENT
释义
Used to describe time, money, or resources that have been used in a foolish or wasteful way, often leading to regret.
用法与细微差别
Often appears as 'misspent youth' or 'misspent time.' Formal or literary register, rarely used in everyday speech. Implies regret and waste due to poor choices, not just random loss.
Spanish: malgastadoPortuguese (BR): mal gastoPortuguese (PT): mal gastoChinese (Simplified): 浪费的Chinese (Traditional): 浪費的Hindi: बेकार में बितायाArabic: مُهدَرBengali: অপব্যয়িত - অপচয় করাRussian: прожитый впустую - растраченныйJapanese: 無駄に使われた - 浪費されたVietnamese: phung phí - lãng phíKorean: 허비한 - 낭비한Turkish: boşa harcanmış - israf edilmişUrdu: ضائع کیا گیا - فضول میں گزراIndonesian: dihabiskan sia-sia - disia-siakan
例句
He regretted his misspent youth.
basic
She spent her money on misspent pleasures.
basic
Many hours were misspent online.
basic
Looking back, I realize my weekends were totally misspent partying.
natural
His talent was misspent on risky business deals.
natural
If only my youth hadn’t been so misspent, I’d be in a better place now.
natural