self-satisfied
self-satisfied — adjective
1. feeling or showing that you are too happy with your own qualities or achievement
feeling or showing that you are too happy with your own qualities or achievements, especially in a way that annoys other people because you do not notice your own faults or the limits of your success.
After winning the regional cooking contest, Sora felt so self-satisfied that he stopped practicing.
predicative: be / feel + self-satisfied
The manager's self-satisfied tone annoyed the team, who had done most of the work.
attributive: self-satisfied + noun
There was a self-satisfied look on Omar's face after he solved the puzzle first.
Tariro's friends grew tired of her self-satisfied remarks about passing the exam.
Kwame stretched out in his chair with a self-satisfied grin after finishing the project.
- smug
more informal; suggests visible, annoying pride
- complacent
suggests being too satisfied to notice risks or problems
- pleased with yourself
neutral and less critical; can be used without disapproval
- humble
not proud or arrogant
- self-critical
tending to honestly examine one's own faults
- modest
not boasting or drawing attention to achievements
文法句型
be + self-satisfied
self-satisfied + noun
用法筆記
Often carries a disapproving tone — the word is normally used to describe someone else's behaviour, not your own feelings. Common with nouns such as smile, look, tone, grin, expression, attitude, and remark.