self-satisfaction
UK/'self,sætis'feikʃən/US/'self,sætis'fækʃәn/
释义
n.
Excessive pleasure in one's own achievements; smugness.
自满,自鸣得意。
词根拆分
词根派生self-自身
+
satisfaction足够,饱,满足
=self-satisfaction
self- + satisfaction = 对自己的满足,通常含贬义:自满、自得。参见 satisfaction。
常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
There was an air of self-satisfaction about him.
他身上有一种自鸣得意的气派。