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外刊例句
- Far from growing complacent and fat, they seem impressively muscular.
它们全然没有变得自满和臃肿，反而显得极其强健。
——《经济学人》 - We’re saying let’s not be complacent, that these are metals known to affect health.
我们只是想提醒大家不能掉以轻心，因为现已确知，这些金属都会影响健康。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder
[形容词] 对自己的能力或处境感到非常满意，以至于觉得自己不需要再努力了
深入解读
complacent源自于拉丁语complacentem（非常令人高兴），主要表示“自满的、沾沾自喜的”，常搭配about接sb/sth。除此之外，complacent还可以指“满不在乎的、漠不关心的”，比如一种满不在乎的态度，就可以说“a complacent attitude”。
另外值得注意的是，complacent与单词complaisant的发音（英[kəmˈpleɪzənt] 美[kəmˈpleɪzənt]）非常接近，后者主要指“顺从的、殷勤的”，要注意区分。
名人用例
In this new, hyper competitive age, none of us, none of us can afford to be complacent.
在这个高度竞争的新时代，我们中没有任何人——没有任何人能够付得起自满的代价。
出自贝拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama，1961年8月4日－），美国政治人物，2009年至2017年任第44任美国总统。他是首位拥有非裔血统的美国总统。
深度学习
complacent (com PLACE unt) While the literal meaning of this word derived from Latin is “pleased with,” today it always carries the negative sense of being unpleasantly self-satisfied, smug. The noun form is “complacency.”
- When Roger was hungry for success as an artist, he was a stimulating person; now that he has won blue ribbons in a number of art competitions he has grown complacent and dull.
- The married couple’s sense of complacency about having a life partner was sometimes irritating to their singleton friends.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
自满（com PLACE unt）虽然这个源自拉丁语的词的字面意思是“满意”，但今天它总是带有一种令人不快的自我满足和自鸣得意的负面感觉。名词形式是“自满”
- 当罗杰渴望成为一名成功的艺术家时，他是一个令人振奋的人；现在他已经在许多艺术比赛中获得了蓝丝带，他变得自满和迟钝
- 这对已婚夫妇对有生活伴侣的自满情绪有时会激怒他们的单身朋友
常见短语
“complacent” 通常用来表示自满的、沾沾自喜的或得意的。以下是与这个词相关的 50 个短语，附带中文解释：
- complacent attitude – 自满的态度
- complacent behavior – 得意的行为
- complacent mindset – 自满的心态
- complacent outlook – 沾沾自喜的观点
- complacent approach – 得意的方法
- complacent response – 自满的回应
- complacent satisfaction – 满足的得意
- complacent demeanor – 自得的举止
- complacent self-assessment – 自我评估的沾沾自喜
- complacent disposition – 得意的性情
- complacent view of success – 成功的沾沾自喜态度
- complacent attitude toward challenges – 对挑战的自满态度
- complacent behavior in the face of criticism – 面对批评的得意行为
- complacent confidence – 沾沾自喜的信心
- complacent reaction to failure – 对失败的自满反应
- complacent demeanor despite setbacks – 尽管遭遇挫折仍自得的举止
- complacent approach to improvement – 对改进的得意方法
- complacent self-assurance – 自信的沾沾自喜
- complacent view of one’s achievements – 对自己成就的自满看法
- complacent response to constructive criticism – 对建设性批评的自满回应
- complacent outlook on personal growth – 对个人成长的沾沾自喜态度
- complacent attitude toward learning – 对学习的自满态度
- complacent behavior in the midst of challenges – 在挑战中自得的行为
- complacent mindset about potential risks – 对潜在风险的自满心态
- complacent approach to innovation – 对创新的得意方法
- complacent satisfaction with status quo – 对现状的满足感
- complacent reaction to warnings – 对警告的自满反应
- complacent demeanor in the absence of competition – 在没有竞争的情况下自得的举止
- complacent view of long-term goals – 对长期目标的沾沾自喜看法
- complacent attitude toward challenges – 对挑战的自满态度
- complacent behavior in the face of adversity – 面对逆境的自得行为
- complacent mindset about future prospects – 对未来前景的自满心态
- complacent response to feedback – 对反馈的自满回应
- complacent outlook on one’s skills – 对个人技能的沾沾自喜态度
- complacent approach to problem-solving – 解决问题的自满方法
- complacent satisfaction with limited achievements – 对有限成就的满足感
- complacent attitude toward improvement – 对改进的自满态度
- complacent behavior despite warnings – 尽管有警告也自得的行为
- complacent mindset about potential challenges – 对潜在挑战的自满心态
- complacent response to setbacks – 对挫折的自满回应
- complacent demeanor during success – 在成功时自得的举止
- complacent view of accomplishments – 对成就的得意看法
- complacent attitude toward criticism – 对批评的自满态度
- complacent behavior in times of prosperity – 在繁荣时自得的行为
- complacent mindset about future success – 对未来成功的自满心态
- complacent approach to challenges – 对挑战的得意方法
- complacent satisfaction with minor achievements – 对小成就的满足感
- complacent attitude toward learning – 对学习的自满态度
- complacent behavior in the absence of competition – 在没有竞争的情况下自得的行为
- complacent mindset about potential opportunities – 对潜在机会的自满心态
同近义词
- smug: too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know
- self-satisfied: very pleased with yourself and showing no criticism of yourself
- conceited: too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities
