complacency
UK/kәm'pleisәnsi/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A feeling of smug self-satisfaction that makes one stop trying or ignore danger.
自满，自鸣得意；麻痹大意。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe noun of complacent: the state of being too pleased with oneself. complacency is the more common noun; complacence is a rarer variant.
Root plac still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.dangerous complacency危险的自满
- 2.breed complacency滋生自满
- 3.no room for complacency容不得麻痹大意
- 4.a sense of complacency一种自满情绪
Example Sentences
- 1.
Years of success bred a dangerous complacency in the firm.
- 2.
There is no room for complacency while the threat remains.
- 3.
The report warned against complacency over falling crime rates.