contentment
contentment — 名詞
1. The calm, pleasant feeling of being happy and satisfied with what you have, with
滿足
對現狀感到滿足快樂的平靜狀態
The calm, pleasant feeling of being happy and satisfied with what you have, without wanting or needing more.
After years of hard work, Mei-Lin finally found a sense of contentment in her quiet village life.
經過多年的努力，Mei-Lin 終於在平靜的鄉村生活中找到了滿足感。
found contentment in [situation/place]
The old fisherman sat on the dock each evening, smoking his pipe with quiet contentment.
老漁夫每晚坐在碼頭上，帶著平靜的滿足抽著菸斗。
with quiet contentment — manner adverbial
After a long hike, Sofia sat on a rock and ate lunch with deep contentment.
走完漫長的山路後，Sofia 坐在石頭上吃午餐，心中充滿了深深的滿足。
with deep contentment — [verb phrase] + with contentment pattern
Chloe watched the sunset from her balcony, feeling a deep contentment she had never known before.
Chloe 在陽台上看著日落，感受到一種前所未有的深切滿足。
deep contentment — adjective modifier
No amount of money or fame could bring Kwame the deep contentment he found in his garden.
金錢和名譽都無法帶給 Kwame 他在花園中找到的那種深層滿足。
bring [someone] contentment — verb + noun collocation
- deep contentment
- quiet contentment
- true contentment
- perfect contentment
- a sense of contentment
- a feeling of contentment
- find contentment (in)
- feel contentment
- bring (someone) contentment
- live in contentment
- sigh with contentment
- contentment with (one's life / one's lot)
- satisfaction
More general — can come from completing a task or meeting a goal, not necessarily tied to one's whole situation.
- fulfillment
Stronger sense of purpose being achieved; more active than contentment's quiet acceptance.
- happiness
Broader and more common; can refer to short-lived joy in addition to lasting well-being.
- peace of mind
Focuses on the absence of worry rather than the presence of positive satisfaction.
- discontent
The direct opposite — a feeling of wanting more or being dissatisfied with one's situation.
- dissatisfaction
Strong emphasis on unmet needs or expectations.
文法句型
a sense/feeling of + contentment
contentment + with + noun phrase
in contentment (adverbial)
用法筆記
Unlike 'happiness,' which can describe a short burst of joy, contentment suggests a deeper, more lasting emotional state tied to acceptance of one's circumstances. It is most common in formal and literary writing rather than everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
同根字
- content形容詞B1
- contented形容詞B2
- contentedly副詞C1
- discontent名詞C1
- discontented形容詞C1