complacent
Significado: Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements, often without awareness of potential problems.
Complacent is always negative, describing a dangerous self-satisfaction that blinds one to risks or the need for improvement. It should not be confused with 'complaisant' (eager to please). It is often used as a warning: becoming complacent is presented as a precursor to failure. It collocates with 'attitude,' 'about,' 'become,' 'grow,' and 'dangerously.'
Ejemplos
- The team's early success made them complacent, and they lost three matches in a row. 球队前期的成功使他们变得自满,随后连输三场比赛。El éxito temprano del equipo los volvió complacientes y perdieron tres partidos seguidos.チームは序盤の成功で慢心し、3試合連続で敗北しました。팀은 초반의 성공에 안주하여 3경기 연속 패배했습니다.
- We must not become complacent about cybersecurity simply because we haven't been attacked yet. 我们不能仅仅因为还没遭到攻击就对网络安全掉以轻心。No debemos volvernos complacientes con la ciberseguridad solo porque aún no hayamos sufrido un ataque.まだ攻撃を受けていないからといって、サイバーセキュリティに対して油断してはなりません。아직 공격을 받지 않았다는 이유만으로 사이버 보안에 대해 방심해서는 안 됩니다.
- A complacent attitude towards safety regulations ultimately contributed to the accident. 对安全法规的自满态度最终导致了那起事故的发生。Una actitud complaciente hacia las normas de seguridad contribuyó en última instancia al accidente.安全規則に対する慢心した態度が、最終的にその事故の一因となりました。안전 규정에 대한 안일한 태도가 궁극적으로 그 사고의 원인이 되었습니다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: general, professional, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin complacentem, present participle of complacere (to be very pleasing), from com- (with, intensifier) and placere (to please). The shift from 'pleased' to 'smugly self-satisfied' occurred in English in the 18th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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