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A complacent person is too pleased with a situation, especially with something they have already done, so they stop trying to improve or change things. You can also call a company, a government, or a class complacent. The word carries : it is a telling-off dressed as an adjective. It is not the same as happy, confident, or relaxed. Though actually, complacent people often look calm, which is why the warning is needed — the outside looks fine while the effort has already stopped. Do not mix it with , a look-alike that means willing to please other people.
自滿的（帶責備，不是單純開心）
組成From Latin complacēns (very pleasing), from com- (together) + placēre (to please). The please family sits underneath; compare also complaisant, which took a neighbouring French path.
同家族的字
- complacencythe noun from this adjective
- pleasefrom Latin placēre, to please
- complaisanta look-alike from a related French path; it means willing to please others, not self-satisfied
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
complacentadj/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
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Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
- He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
- England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.
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Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
- He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。