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单词 complacency
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pla•cen•cy /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/USA pronunciation  also comˈpla•cence,n. [uncountable]
  1. a feeling of security while unaware of unpleasant possibilities;
    self-satisfaction.
See -plac-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pla•cen•cy  (kəm plā′sən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
  2. [Archaic.]
    • friendly civility;
      inclination to please;
      complaisance.
    • a civil act.
Also, com•pla•cence (kəm plā′səns).USA pronunciation 
  • Medieval Latin complacentia. See complacent, -cy
  • 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənsɪ/, complacence n ( pl -cencies, -cences)
  1. a feeling of satisfaction, esp extreme self-satisfaction; smugness
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