complacently

com·pla·cent

C0527800 (kəm-plā′sənt)adj.1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).2. Eager to please; complaisant.

[Latin complacēns, complacent-, present participle of complacēre, to please : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

com·pla′cent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

complacently - in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"

Translations

自满地

complacent

(kəmˈpleisnt) adjective showing satisfaction with one's own situation. a complacent attitude.自满的comˈplacence, comˈplacency noun自满comˈplacently adverb自满地