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源自中古低地德语 'smuk'(意为整洁的、漂亮的),16世纪进入英语后衍生出贬义,指虚伪的自我满足。
❶ 形容人自以为是地表现出满足或优越感,通常带有令人不悦的沾沾自喜态度。
“He smiled smugly after winning the argument.”
(赢得争论后,他得意地笑了。)
“She folded her arms and looked at us smugly.”
(她抱着双臂,自满地看了我们一眼。)
smugly satisfied — 形容某人因自我感觉良好而表现出过分的满足感,常带贬义。
“He was smugly satisfied with his performance, ignoring others' efforts.”
(他对自己的表现沾沾自喜,忽视了别人的努力。)