Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
經常債臺高筑。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza

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despite [d?'spa?t] 詞頻2 詞根: 觀看
prep. 不管;盡管（自己）不愿意;不在乎;雖有; n. 侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;輕蔑的拒絕或不承認;
?? de(down)+spi(see)+te(名詞后綴)→侮辱；輕蔑；不顧；縱使
"Despite being a big star, she's very approachable."
她雖然是個大明星，卻非常平易近人。
近義：indocility, rancor, rancour, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
extravagant [?k'str?v?g?nt] 詞頻3 詞根: vaga
adj. 過度的，過分的;奢侈的，浪費的;放肆的;大量的;
?? extra以外的，超過的+vag漫游+ant形容詞后綴 →超出想象的程度→奢侈的
"She scandalized her family with her extravagant lifestyle."
她奢侈的生活方式令家人側目。
近義：gaudy, odd, offbeat, outlandish, outre, weird 反義：ordinary, regular, standard, usual, conventional, customary
debt [d?t] 詞頻1 詞根: debt
n. 債務;負債情況;義務;罪，過失;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房條件差與負債以及貧困相關聯。
近義：indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement 反義：outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal

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