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单词 complacency
释义 com·pla·cen·cy
\-ənsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin complacentia
1.
 a. : the quality or state of being satisfied : a calm sense of well-being and security
  < any momentary complacency was generally sternly dispelled by the harsh criticism of the coach — A.C.Benson >
 especially : satisfaction or self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
  < a complacency doubtless engendered by railroading and banking — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < the immense complacency of our population about civil defense — Reinhold Niebuhr >
  < complacency in the performance of her car >
 b. : self-satisfaction, vanity
  < his candor was … coated with complacency — John Woodburn >
2. archaic : complaisance or an instance thereof
3. obsolete : passive acquiescence
4. archaic : pleasure, delight
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