“self、satisfied”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

self-satisfied

释义

self-ˈsatisfied, ppl. a.
[self- 3 a.]
Satisfied with oneself, one's achievements, etc.; marked by self-satisfaction.
1734Pope Ess. Man iv. 42 No Bandit fierce, no Tyrant mad with pride, No cavern'd Hermit, rests self-satisfy'd.1823Scott Quentin D. ix, Hurried away, as the most cautious sometimes are, by the self-satisfied humour of the moment.1838Dickens O. Twist xxv, The self-satisfied smirk of flash Toby Crackit.1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. III. xxxvi. 74 One must care for them more than for the comfortably self-satisfied.

Add: Hence self-ˈsatisfiedly adv.
1984Washington Post 13 Oct. f4/5 ‘It's like with kids. If they see panic in their parents' eyes, they'll start to go crazy.’ Gossage smiled self-satisfiedly. ‘There's no panic here.’1985Industry Week 7 Jan. 34/2 Nissan is ‘self-satisfiedly anti-union’ at its Smyrna, Tenn., truck plant, alleges Mr. Anderson.

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