Wordiyoself-satisfaction
🇬🇧 UK/'self,sætis'feikʃən/🇺🇸 US/'self,sætis'fækʃәn/
Definitions
n.
A feeling of excessive pleasure or smugness about one's own achievements or situation
自满，自鸣得意
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedselfother
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isconnector
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fconnector
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actionact, process, state
=self-satisfaction
Common Collocations
- 1.smug self-satisfaction沾沾自喜的自满
- 2.sense of self-satisfaction自我满足感
- 3.[air of self-satisfaction]自鸣得意的神态
- 4.breed self-satisfaction滋生自满情绪
Example Sentences
- 1.
His self-satisfaction after the promotion was evident to everyone in the office.
- 2.
A sense of self-satisfaction can be motivating, but too much of it breeds complacency.
- 3.
She finished the project with quiet self-satisfaction, knowing she had done her best.