self-complacency
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌself.kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/ us/ˌself.kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/
自满;自负
a strong feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation, especially when this prevents you from feeling sympathy or understanding for others
The show seeks to explode middle-class self-complacency and achieve a healthy honesty.
His idiotic grin of self-complacency is very funny. 他自鸣得意的愚蠢笑容非常滑稽。
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- Very few of us do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency based on some quality or the other, real or imaginary.
- Many morally and religiously correct actions can disguise self-complacency, hard-heartedness, and lack of solidarity.
- Self-conceit and self-complacency are types of pride.