"smugness" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 洋洋得意
• 自鳴得意

Definition

對自己或自己的成就感到過度自滿的感覺，經常讓他人感到討厭。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是負面的，指一種讓人討厭的自滿態度。常搭配 'a look of smugness'。不要和較正面的 'pride' 或較嚴重的 'arrogance' 混淆。

Examples

His smugness made everyone uncomfortable.

他的**洋洋得意**讓大家都感到不自在。

You could see the smugness on her face when she won.

當她獲勝時，你可以看到她臉上的**自鳴得意**。

He spoke with a tone of smugness.

他說話時帶著**洋洋得意**的語氣。

She couldn’t hide her smugness during the interview.

她在面試時根本掩飾不住自己的**自鳴得意**。

There was a hint of smugness in his reply to the question.

他回答問題時帶著一點**洋洋得意**。

His smugness was obvious after proving everyone wrong.

在證明大家都錯了之後，他的**自鳴得意**十分明顯。