complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

自满的

The team became complacent after winning several games in a row, leading to a surprising loss.

连续赢了几场比赛后，团队变得自满，最终输掉了一场意想不到的比赛。

neutral

对自身现状感到满足而忽视潜在问题的

Many people remain complacent about climate change, assuming someone else will solve the problem.

许多人对气候变化保持自满，认为总会有人解决这个问题。

She was complacent with her job performance, unaware of the promotion opportunities she missed.

她对自己的工作表现感到自满，没有意识到错过了晋升的机会。

强调‘满足于现状’而忽视改进或风险的消极态度。

搭配

‘Complacent’强调‘满足于现状而忽视风险’，而‘satisfied’仅表示‘感到满意’。例如：She was satisfied with her work（她对工作感到满意）表达积极；She was complacent with her work（她对工作感到自满）则暗示消极。

‘Complacent’是形容词，不可单独用作动词。错误：He complacents about his success. 正确：He is complacent about his success.

拉丁语 complacēre（使满意）的现在分词 complacens，经法语 complaisant 演变而来。17世纪初进入英语，原意为‘讨好、顺从’，后逐渐演变为‘自满’的贬义用法。

常用于批评他人或自身对问题的忽视。注意区分‘满足’（satisfied）与‘自满’（complacent）的差异。‘Satisfied’通常中性，而‘complacent’带有负面含义，暗示缺乏进取心。

com-

强调、完全

prefix

-plac-

平静、满足

root

-ent

形容词后缀

suffix

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