contented
contented — 形容詞
1. feeling calm and happy because your current situation or way of life is exactly
心滿意足
對現狀感到平靜快樂的
feeling calm and happy because your current situation or way of life is exactly what you want it to be, so you have no desire for change or improvement.
After years of travelling, Leila felt contented living in a quiet fishing village.
旅行多年後，Leila 對住在安靜的小漁村感到心滿意足。
contented + living in + place — situation-based satisfaction
The old cat gave a contented purr as it dozed on the sunny windowsill.
老貓在灑滿陽光的窗台上打盹，發出了心滿意足的呼嚕聲。
contented + purr/sigh/smile — visible signs of contentment
Though they owned very few things, the Okonkwo family led a deeply contented life.
雖然 Okonkwo 一家擁有的東西很少，他們卻過著心滿意足的生活。
Ravi looked contented with the simple meal of rice and vegetables before him.
Ravi 對面前那頓簡單的米飯和蔬菜感到心滿意足。
A contented smile spread across Noa's face as she watched the sunset over the hills.
Noa 望著山丘上的夕陽，臉上綻放出心滿意足的微笑。
- content
shorter, slightly more formal; less common in attributive position ('a content person' sounds stiffer than 'a contented person')
- satisfied
focuses on a standard being met; can refer to one specific thing rather than a whole life situation
- fulfilled
implies achieving one's potential or completing a meaningful goal, not just accepting things as they are
- at peace
a phrase rather than a single word; suggests freedom from worry rather than active happiness
- discontented
direct opposite; feeling unhappy because your situation is not good enough
- dissatisfied
focuses on unmet expectations rather than a general state of unease
- restless
implies a desire for change or movement, not just unhappiness with the current state
文法句型
be/seem/feel + contented
contented + noun
contented with + noun phrase
用法筆記
While 'contented' and 'content' (adjective) overlap in meaning, 'contented' is more common in attributive position (before a noun: 'a contented sigh') and sounds warmer or more emotional than the slightly more formal 'content'.