"contentment" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 满足
• 满足感

Definition

对自己所拥有的感到快乐或满意的状态，不再追求更多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Contentment” 属于较正式用语，强调深层或持久的满足感，不只是短暂的快乐。常见搭配有 'sense of contentment', 'find contentment', 'true contentment'。不要与 'happiness'（更强烈的快乐）或 'complacency'（负面，表示自满）混淆。

Examples

She felt contentment as she watched her children play.

看着孩子们玩耍，她感到**满足**。

Money cannot always bring contentment.

金钱并不总能带来**满足**。

He found contentment in a simple life.

他在简单的生活中找到了**满足**。

There's a quiet contentment that comes from doing what you love.

做自己热爱的事会带来一种安静的**满足感**。

It took years before she truly experienced real contentment.

她花了多年才真正体会到真正的**满足**。

People often confuse contentment with giving up on dreams, but it just means appreciating what you have.

人们常常把**满足**误认为是放弃梦想，其实只是珍惜拥有的一切。