| 单词 | contented |
| 释义 | contented (once / 317 pages) adj If you're contented, you're happy and not complaining. In the early 1900s, a dairy company cleverly used the word in their advertising slogan — "Milk from contented cows." Who wouldn't like to imagine cows without a care, contented and grazing in sunny, green pastures, every now and then emitting a satisfied moo? The company, which is still in business, became known by that slogan, which they used for many years. They even sponsored a radio show called "The Contented Hour," broadcast from 1931 until 1951. WORD FAMILYcontented: contentedest, contentedly, contentedness+/content: contented, contenting, contentingly, contently, contentment, contents, discontent/contentment: contentments/discontent: discontented, discontenting, discontently, discontentment, discontents/discontented: discontentedly, discontentedness/discontentment: discontentments USAGE EXAMPLESRather, it scrutinizes change with the skepticism of the contented connoisseur. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) But when they discovered how entrenched and hard-bitten the status quo really was, they promptly folded, contented themselves with mere celebrity, and accomplished nothing. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) It’s a sparsely populated vessel this day, so I’m able to stretch out a bit and take a nap on my way north, fully contented. Washington Times(Nov 16, 2016) adj satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are a contented smile Syn|Ant content complacent, self-complacent, self-satisfied contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions satisfiedfilled with satisfaction self-satisfied, smugmarked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction happyenjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure pleasedexperiencing or manifesting pleasure discontent, discontented showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebelliousdiscontented as toward authority disgruntled, dissatisfiedin a state of sulky dissatisfaction restless, ungratified, unsatisfiedworried and uneasy unhappyexperiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent displeasednot pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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