Word · Frequency #9664
complacency
满足, 自鸣得意, 自满
核心释义
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- 1.
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.
- 2.
自满的表现
An instance of self-satisfaction.
- 3.
因满足于现状而产生的消极态度
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
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
用法In use
His complacency prevented him from seeing the potential risks in the project.
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.
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.
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。
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。
lull sb into complacency
表示使某人放松警惕，产生自满情绪。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- breed complacency
- 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。
- a sense of complacency
- 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。
- danger of complacency
- 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。
- lead to complacency
- 导致自满
- Continuous success may lead to complacency.连续的成功可能导致自满。
- smug complacency
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“com（共同）+ plac（取悦）+ ency”，共同取悦自己，即自满。想象躺在舒适的地方（com-place）一脸满足。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：工作表现评价、学术讨论、自我反思 通常用于正式或批评语境，多出现在书面语或分析讨论中，表示对现状的不当满足。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the suffix '-ency' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds. The ending consonant cluster /nsi/ is the same, but the preceding vowels differ. 'Complacency' may also be confused with 'complaisance' (kəmˈpleɪzəns), which has a different spelling and pronunciation.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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