complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsnt/ (bre, ipa) · /kəmˈpleɪsnt/ (ame, ipa) · /kəm-ˈplā-sᵊnt/ (ame, mw)

complacent — adjective

  • complacentpositive
  • more complacentcomparative
  • most complacentsuperlative

1. too pleased with your own success or with how things are, so you stop trying to

1.形容詞C1
釋義

too pleased with your own success or with how things are, so you stop trying to improve or stop noticing possible problems

例句

After the first sales jump, Imani became complacent and stopped checking customer complaints.

become complacent and stop checking for problems

The team grew complacent after winning easily in the first month.

grow complacent after early success

同義詞
  • self-satisfied

    milder; focuses on being pleased with yourself, not necessarily missing danger

  • smug

    more openly annoying and more likely to show in a smile, tone, or manner

  • overconfident

    focuses on believing too strongly in your own ability rather than relaxing after success

反義詞
  • vigilant

    stays alert to risk and keeps watching for problems

  • ambitious

    keeps pushing for better results instead of settling too easily

文法句型

be/become/grow complacent

complacent about + noun

用法筆記

Often used critically for a person, team, or company after some early success. It usually suggests that they are no longer alert to danger or no longer working to get better.

常見錯誤

❌After finishing the hike, we felt complacent and rested by the lake.
✅After finishing the hike, we felt content and rested by the lake.
💡complacent is negative and suggests a risky lack of effort or awareness, not simple satisfaction.