Word · Frequency #25369
complacently
自满地；满足地；得意扬扬地
in a self-satisfied manner
- 1.
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
自满地；过分平静满足；无忧无虑地。
自满地；过分平静满足；无忧无虑地。；满足地；自满地; 扬扬
In use
He smiled complacently after finishing the puzzle before everyone else.
She complacently told everyone the project was on schedule, even though it wasn't.
He leaned back and complacently reviewed his perfect test score.
verb + complacently
常与 smile、nod、say 等动词连用，表示“得意地、自满地做某事”。
She smiled complacently at her own cleverness.
她对自己的聪明得意地笑了。
complacently + verb
置于动词前时，多修饰 declare、assume、think 等表达主观判断的动词。
He complacently declared that he had nothing left to learn.
他自满地宣称自己已没什么可学的了。
as complacently as ...
这种比较结构用来强调行为带有的自满程度。
She answered as complacently as if the matter were settled.
她回答时得意扬扬，好像事情已经定了一样。
Common mistakes
He smiled complacent at his test scores.He smiled complacently at his test scores.
smile 是行为动词，需要用副词 complacently 来修饰动作；complacent 是形容词，只能作表语或定语，不能修饰动词。中文“自满地笑”容易让人把副词用法误写成形容词。
He accepted complacently the award.He complacently accepted the award.
英语中，单个副词通常不能放在及物动词和它的直接宾语之间，应把 complacently 放在动词前（或句末）。这里“自满地接受奖项”应说成 He complacently accepted the award。
Connections
Collocations
- smile complacently
- 得意地微笑
- She smiled complacently when her work was praised.当她的工作受到表扬时，她得意地笑了。
- sit back complacently
- 自满地袖手旁观；安于现状
- We can't just sit back complacently while the environment worsens.环境不断恶化，我们不能只是自满地袖手旁观。
- note complacently
- 得意地指出
- He noted complacently that his team had met every target.他得意地指出，他的团队已经完成了所有目标。
- announce complacently
- 自满地宣布
- The manager announced complacently that profits had doubled.经理自满地宣布利润已经翻了一番。
- look around complacently
- 得意地环顾四周
- She looked around complacently at the spotless room.她得意地环顾一尘不染的房间。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 complacently：拆出 'place'——人一旦安于自己的位子，就满足自得。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式评论、文学描写、新闻报道 通常用于书面或正式语境，多出现在评论、文学描写中，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的完全同韵词。recently、silently、evidently、confidently 虽以 -ently 结尾，但重音位置和元音不同，不押韵。complacent /kəmˈpleɪsnt/ 重读部分相同，但少了末尾的 /li/，也不是同韵词。注意拼写相近的 complaisant /kəmˈpleɪzənt/ 读 /z/，与 /s/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.