| 单词 | complacent |
| 释义 | complacent (once / 656 pages) adj Someone who is complacent has become overly content — the junk-food-eating couch potato might be feeling complacent about his health. The literal meaning of this word's Latin root is "very pleased," but even though complacent people may seem pleased with themselves, we are rarely pleased with them. They are unconcerned by things that should concern them, and they may neglect their duties. A complacent person might be heard saying, "Ehh, don't worry about it!" — when there really is something to worry about. WORD FAMILYcomplacent: complacence, complacency, complacently, self-complacent+/complacency: complacencies/self-complacent: self-complacency USAGE EXAMPLESBarclays Center rocked hard on Thursday night, compared with the more complacent norm. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Alonso warned against the world becoming complacent because of the many gains in fighting malaria. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) But BOJ officials are by no means complacent on the outlook. Reuters(Dec 12, 2016) adj contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions he had become complacent after years of success Syn self-complacent, self-satisfied content, contented satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are |
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