获得升职后,他开始自满,不再像以前那样努力工作。
After getting promoted, he became complacent and stopped working as hard as before.
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complacent英 /kəmˈpleɪsənt/|美 /kəmˈpleɪsənt/
解释
complacent 是形容词,由前缀 com-(表示"完全")和词根 plac(源自拉丁语 placere,意为"取悦、满意")加上形容词后缀 -ent 组成。字面意思是"完全满意的",引申为"自满的、满足现状的",常带有贬义,指因为满足而不再努力或警惕的状态。
After getting promoted, he became complacent and stopped working as hard as before.
complacent 是形容词,由前缀 com-(表示"完全")和词根 plac(源自拉丁语 placere,意为"取悦、满意")加上形容词后缀 -ent 组成。字面意思是"完全满意的",引申为"自满的、满足现状的",常带有贬义,指因为满足而不再努力或警惕的状态。