self-congratulation
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌself.kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
自我祝贺
the act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something
Such writing comes uneasily close to self-congratulation. 这样的行文近乎自我祝贺，让人生厌。
Congress and the president indulged in a round of mutual self-congratulation over their agreement on a package for the new fiscal year. 国会和总统就新财政年度的一揽子计划达成协议，对此他们让自己沉醉在一轮相互的自我祝贺中。
See: self-congratulatory
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- Observers have come to expect a certain amount of self-congratulation when governments review their own records.
- There was too much self-congratulation from a team who should really have expected more.
- We are not sitting back in self-congratulation; we will continue to strive.