complacent

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a. 满足的, 自满的, 得意的

发音

US /kəmˈpleɪsənt/

词形变化

more complacent 比较级 most complacent 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

自满的；得意的；满足的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

    得意

    自满

    He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.

  2. 2.

    Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.

    He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

self-complacent self-satisfied

近义相关 2

content contented

词源

Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.

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