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complacent

UK //kəmˈpleɪ.sənt//US //kəmˈpleɪ.sənt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'complacere'(使满意),由 'com-'(完全)和 'placere'(取悦)组成,17世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指因为对现状满意而不再努力改进或警惕,常带有盲目自信或忽视潜在问题的负面含义。

“After years of success, the team became complacent and stopped innovating.”

(多年成功后,团队变得自满,停止了创新。)

“She warned against being complacent about the company's financial health.”

(她警告不要对公司的财务状况掉以轻心。)

同义词:self-satisfied, smug, overconfident

常见短语

complacent about — 表示对某事过于满足或不重视,通常暗示应该更加警惕或努力。

“We cannot afford to be complacent about climate change.”

(我们不能对气候变化掉以轻心。)