| 单词 | complacency |
| 释义 | complacency (once / 1949 pages) n The word complacency is often hurled, in a rather scornful manner, at people who are unwilling to be political. It connotes a sense of ease and contentment with the status quo. It is a rare thing to hear the word complacency used in a purely positive way; there's always a sense of scolding to it. At best it's used to convey a person's satisfaction: "Oh? No one asked you to the prom? I've been asked three times," she said with smiling complacency. More usually, however, it takes on a political tone, as with large bodies of people who are unwilling to protest corruption because it doesn't touch them: "He preached and argued, but it was impossible to jostle the students from their complacency." WORD FAMILYcomplacency: complacencies+/complacent: complacence, complacency, complacently, self-complacent/self-complacent: self-complacency USAGE EXAMPLESArtists like Perry, Falaschetti and Onuoha are trying to awaken us from our complacency, pushing us to look beyond the blinding dazzle of our devices. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Complacency increases the odds that, some day, they will. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth shows a man shaken from the easy complacency of wealth and self-regard. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) n the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself his complacency was absolutely disgusting Syn|Hypo|Hyper complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction smugness an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction satisfaction the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation |
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