feel complacency about sth
常与介词 about 搭配，表示对某事感到自满。
He felt complacency about his recent success.
他对自己最近的成功感到自满。
满足, 自鸣得意, 自满
complacencies — plural of complacency
自满；自得(尤指对即将到来的麻烦毫无察觉)；自满的表现；因满足于现状而产生的消极态度；满足；自鸣得意
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
自满；自得(尤指对即将到来的麻烦毫无察觉)
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
自满的表现
An instance of self-satisfaction.
因满足于现状而产生的消极态度
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
His complacency prevented him from seeing the potential risks in the project.
他的自满使他看不到项目中的潜在风险。
用法提示：主句主语his complacency直接表示自满的态度，后接prevented说明其后果。
After years of success, the company fell into a state of complacency and ignored market changes.
经过多年的成功，这家公司陷入了自满状态，忽视了市场变化。
用法提示：短语fell into a state of complacency描述公司陷入自满情绪，后接ignored说明行为。
Complacency can be dangerous if you stop striving for improvement.
如果你停止努力改进，自满可能会很危险。
用法提示：主语complacency直接作为谈论对象，后接can be dangerous指出其危害。
常与介词 about 搭配，表示对某事感到自满。
He felt complacency about his recent success.
他对自己最近的成功感到自满。
表示使某人放松警惕，产生自满情绪。
The easy victories lulled the team into complacency.
轻松的胜利使团队麻痹大意。
常与 against 搭配，表示警告不要自满。
The manager warned against complacency despite the good results.
尽管业绩良好，经理还是警告不要自满。
比complacency更具贬义，强调高傲
与complacency基本同义，但语气稍弱
更强调自我表扬，常用于行为而非状态
grammar · medium
易错句子His complacent made him ignore potential problems.
正确表达His complacency made him ignore potential problems.
complacent 是形容词，不能作主语，应使用名词形式 complacency。
grammar · medium
易错句子She showed complacency with her recent achievements.
正确表达She showed complacency about her recent achievements.
complacency 表示自满，常搭配介词 about 或 over，不与 with 连用。
与自满相反，指对现状不满意
与自满相反，指缺乏满足感
自满的反面，指不认为自己已经足够好
与自满的自在感相反，指感到不安或忧虑
与自满的自信相反，指缺乏信心
complacent是形容词，complacency是名词，注意词性差异
compliance指遵守规则，complacency指自满，含义完全不同
滋生自满
Success can breed complacency if you are not careful.
成功如果不小心会滋生自满。
自满感
After winning several awards, he developed a sense of complacency.
赢得几个奖项后，他产生了一种自满感。
自满的危险
The manager warned the team about the danger of complacency.
经理警告团队注意自满的危险。
导致自满
Continuous success may lead to complacency.
连续的成功可能导致自满。
沾沾自喜的自满
His smug complacency annoyed his colleagues.
他沾沾自喜的自满让同事反感。
com- (共同) + plac (取悦) + -ency (状态)
com- (一起) + bine (两个)
plac (安抚) + ate (动词后缀)
depend (依赖) + -ency (状态)
自满常常导致停滞不前，因为满足现状而不愿改变或进步。
自满可能伴随缺乏动力和行动，表现为懒散状态。
自满的人往往对周围的问题或他人的需求漠不关心。
过度的自满可能演变为傲慢，高估自己的能力。
自满容易导致疏忽，因为过于自信而忽略细节或风险。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.