complacency
noun 自满
UK /kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/
US /kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/
also complacence,
UK /kəmˈpleɪ.səns/
US /kəmˈpleɪ.səns/
meaning:
a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you fromtrying harder:
例句:What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. 这些姑娘让我生气的是她们的自满情绪——她们似乎根本没有扩展知识面的愿望。
词汇助记:
1) 前缀: com- 全部
2) 词根:plac- 理解为地方
3) 后缀: -ency 名词后缀