smugness
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈsmʌɡ.nəs/ us/ˈsmʌɡ.nəs/
沾沾自喜，自鸣得意
the quality of being smug (= too pleased or satisfied about something)
It is a pity that they look back at those years with such insufferable smugness. 可惜的是，他们在回顾那些年的时候，如此得意洋洋，令人难以忍受。
His expression altered completely from self-satisfied smugness to shock. 他的表情完全从得意洋洋变成了震惊。
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- He was good at his job, though not as good as he thought he was, and his smugness irritated Wycliffe.
- It wasn't smugness or arrogance. It was a quiet self-confidence.
- Plodding past all the tour buses, I couldn't help but feel a certain smugness at arriving on foot.