complacency
英 [k?m'ple?s(?)ns?]
美[k?m'plesnsi]
- n. 自滿；滿足；自鳴得意
TEM4GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. com- "intensive prefix" + plac- "please" + -ency.
2. => be very pleasing, pleased with oneself, satisfaction, pleasure.
2. => be very pleasing, pleased with oneself, satisfaction, pleasure.
英文詞源
- complacency (n.)
- 1640s, from same source as complacence but with the later form of the suffix (see -cy).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She warned that there was no room for complacency on inflation.
- 她警告說(shuō)對(duì)待通貨膨脹不能有一絲的懈怠。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He accused the government of slackness and complacency.
- 他譴責(zé)政府的懈怠和自滿。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr Lowe warned against complacency.
- 洛先生告誡說(shuō)不能自滿。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Such complacency is costing the company dear.
- 這種自滿情緒正使公司付出沉重代價(jià)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.
- 盡管在經(jīng)濟(jì)方面有改善的跡象，但仍不容自滿。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》