complacency

/kəmˈpleɪsnsi/ noun
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

自满，自得

释义与例句

noun 自满，自得
a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder.
  1. The team's complacency led to their defeat.
    球队的自满导致了他们的失败。
  2. We must not allow complacency to set in.
    我们绝不能让自满情绪滋生。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. His complacency annoyed his colleagues.
    他的自满惹恼了同事们。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 com(完全)+plac(高兴、满意)+ency(名词后缀)→完全满足→自满。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • complacent 自满的，得意的
    形容词形式，描述自满的态度。
同义词
  • self-satisfaction 自满，自我满足
    含义与 complacency 几乎相同，complacency 更书面、更正式。
    His self-satisfaction was obvious to everyone. 他的自满对每个人来说都显而易见。
反义词
  • humility 谦逊，谦虚
    指不自满、虚心的态度，与 complacency 形成鲜明对比。
    Her humility made her popular among her peers. 她的谦逊使她在同龄人中很受欢迎。
常见搭配
  • dangerous complacency 危险的自满
    There is a dangerous complacency about climate change. 人们对气候变化存在危险的自满情绪。
  • sense of complacency 自满感
    A sense of complacency spread through the office. 办公室里弥漫着一种自满情绪。