complacently

/kəmˈpɫeɪsəntɫi/ adv

In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.

Word Origin Complacent comes from Latin com- 'completely' and placere 'to please' — so it's being completely pleased with yourself, often too much. The negative sense of smug self-satisfaction developed from that idea of being overly content. The same root placere gives us pleasant, pleasure, and implacable (unable to be pleased).

adv In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.

He smiled complacently, certain of his inevitable victory.

(副词) 自满地;得意地;沾沾自喜地

他自满地微笑着,确信自己必将获胜。

(adverbio) complacientemente; con autosuficiencia; engreídamente; con satisfacción [De manera complaciente; excesivamente tranquilo y satisfecho; sin preocupación.]

Sonrió con complacencia, seguro de su victoria inevitable.

(adverbe) avec suffisance; béatement; d'un air satisfait de soi; avec autosatisfaction; d'un air suffisant [Avec suffisance ou contentement de soi ; d'un air trop satisfait et indifférent aux soucis ou aux problèmes.]

Il souriait avec suffisance, certain de sa victoire inévitable.

(Adverb) selbstgefällig; selbstzufrieden [Auf eine selbstzufriedene, unbesorgte Weise; ohne sich von möglichen Problemen oder Herausforderungen beunruhigen zu lassen.]

Er lächelte **complacently**, überzeugt von seinem sicheren Sieg.

(副詞) 自己満足した様子で;過度に穏やかで満足し、何事にも動じないさま。

彼は必勝を確信して、自己満足げにほほえんだ。

(advérbio) complacentemente; com complacência; presunçosamente; com autosatisfação [De maneira complacente; excessivamente calmo e satisfeito; sem preocupação.]

Ele sorriu complacentemente, certo de sua vitória inevitável.

Word parts: com + plac + ent + ly

Common collocations

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