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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。
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。)
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。)