A spender is someone thought of in terms of how they use their money. Like 'speller', it hardly ever stands alone — it comes with a describing word: 'a big spender', 'a careful spender', 'a reckless spender'.

A spender is someone thought of in terms of how they use their money指的是根據一個人花錢的方式來看待他這個人。Like 'speller'就像'speller'這個字一樣 it hardly ever stands alone它幾乎不會單獨出現 it comes with a describing word而是會搭配一個形容的字：'a big spender', 'a careful spender', 'a reckless spender'像'a big spender'（大手筆的人）、'a careful spender'（花錢謹慎的人）、'a reckless spender'（亂花錢的人）。

'A big spender' is by far the most common, and it carries a warm, slightly teasing tone: someone who pays for everyone's dinner, who buys the expensive one without looking at the price. It can be a compliment ('he's a big spender, very generous') or gentle mockery — if a friend buys you a cheap drink, you might say 'Oh, big spender!' with a smile, meaning the opposite.

'A big spender' is by far the most common'a big spender'是目前為止最常見的說法 and it carries a warm, slightly teasing tone而且帶著一種溫暖、有點調侃的語氣 someone who pays for everyone's dinner, who buys the expensive one without looking at the price指那種請大家吃飯、買貴的也不看價錢的人。It can be a compliment ('he's a big spender, very generous')它可以是稱讚（像'he's a big spender, very generous'） or gentle mockery也可以是溫和的調侃 — if a friend buys you a cheap drink, you might say 'Oh, big spender!' with a smile, meaning the opposite如果朋友請你一杯便宜的飲料，你可能會笑著說'Oh, big spender!'，意思正好相反。

In business and news writing, 'spender' turns cold and factual: shops talk about 'high spenders' or 'top spenders', meaning the customers who bring in the most money, and news reports call a country 'the biggest defence spender in the region'. So the same word is friendly at a dinner table and purely numerical in a report.

In business and news writing在商業和新聞的寫作裡 'spender' turns cold and factual'spender'就變得冷靜、純粹講事實 shops talk about 'high spenders' or 'top spenders'商店會說'high spenders'或'top spenders' meaning the customers who bring in the most money指帶來最多營收的顧客 and news reports call a country 'the biggest defence spender in the region'新聞報導也會說某個國家是「該地區國防支出最高的國家」。So the same word is friendly at a dinner table and purely numerical in a report所以同一個字在飯桌上是親切的，在報告裡卻純粹是數字。