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Complacent Pleased Worry Kəm'pleɪsnt Adj 自然的 Winner's Smile

Front complacent
Pron [kəm'pleɪsnt]
Back 【complacent】
adj. 自然的
The winner's complacent smile annoyed the loser in the football game.
胜利者洋洋自得的微笑使得足球赛的失败者深感厌恶。
Vocab
complacentcontented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

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.

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