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近义词解析:沾沾自喜

📚 近义词释义

1. smug (adj.) - 自鸣得意的,沾沾自喜的

He had a smug smile after winning the argument.
赢得争论后,他露出了沾沾自喜的笑容。

2. complacent (adj.) - 自满的,满足现状的

We can't afford to be complacent about our success.
我们不能对成功沾沾自喜

3. self-satisfied (adj.) - 自我满足的,得意的

His self-satisfied attitude annoyed his colleagues.
沾沾自喜的态度惹恼了同事。

4. conceited (adj.) - 自负的,自命不凡的

The conceited actor couldn't stop talking about his awards.
这个沾沾自喜的演员不停地谈论他的奖项。

💡 顾老师提示:"沾沾自喜"在英语中有多个近义词,但各有侧重:smug强调得意表情,complacent强调满足现状,self-satisfied强调自我感觉良好,conceited则带有更强的贬义。

🔊 发音指导

smug 发音:/smʌɡ/ [smʌɡ]

complacent 发音:/kəmˈpleɪsnt/ [kəmˈpleɪsnt]

发音要点:

  • smug:短促的"sm"+"ʌg"(类似"斯马格")
  • complacent:重音在第二个音节"play"
  • self-satisfied:注意连读"self-sat"
  • conceited:重音在第二个音节"ceit"

中文谐音参考:

smug:斯马格

complacent:肯姆-普雷森特

💡 顾老师纠音:常见发音错误:

  • 把smug读成"斯缪格"(正确:[smʌɡ])
  • complacent的重音放错位置
  • 忽略self-satisfied中的连字符

🎯 用法区别

1. smug → 常用于描述面部表情或态度

She gave me a smug look when she got the promotion.
她获得晋升时给了我一个沾沾自喜的眼神。

2. complacent → 多用于批评满足现状的态度

The team became complacent after their early success.
这个团队在早期成功后变得自满

3. self-satisfied → 强调自我感觉良好

His self-satisfied smile irritated everyone.
自我满足的微笑惹恼了所有人。

语法注意:

  • 这些词都是形容词,可直接修饰名词
  • smug的比较级:smugger,最高级:smuggest
  • complacent没有比较级形式

📝 随堂练习

1. 选择合适的词填空:

After solving the puzzle, the child looked very ______ (smug/complacent).

2. 听录音跟读:

smug:[smʌɡ] → Don't be so smug about it.

complacent:[kəmˈpleɪsnt] → Complacent people rarely innovate.

3. 改错:找出使用不当的词

原句:He was too conceited to notice his mistakes.(语境更适合用complacent)

修改:He was too complacent to notice his mistakes.