complacent
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievementsUncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
» We can't afford to become complacent.
Значение
значений: 2Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
selbstgefällig, selbstzufrieden
самодово́льныйsamodovólʹnyj
самозадово́ленийsamozadovólenyj, самовдово́ленийsamovdovólenyj
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.
- contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
Примеры
предложений: 15We can't afford to become complacent.
We can't afford to be complacent.
Don't become complacent.
ukНе ставай самовдоволеним.
deWerde nicht selbstgefällig.
Tom wasn't being complacent.
We'll never be complacent.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to plBorrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
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Формы
more complacent, most complacent| Сравнительная степень | more complacent Урок |
|---|---|
| Превосходная степень | most complacent Урок |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 4- contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions:self-satisfiedself-complacent
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 7Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень