complacently
adverb DISAPPROVING uk/kəmˈpleɪ.sənt.li/ us/kəmˈpleɪ.sənt.li/
自满地，自鸣得意地
in a way that shows you are very satisfied with your own abilities or situation and do not feel you need to try any harder
Do not complacently assume that all is well. 不要自以为是地认为一切都很好。
He was going over his books and noting complacently that he was doing remarkably well. 他翻看着自己的书，沾沾自喜地说，他做得异常出色。
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- It is a government that has complacently lost its way.
- They had complacently assumed that ill-coordinated groups of rebels could pose no significant threat to seasoned English troops.
- She finds herself falling in love with a complacently married investment banker.