The city's complacent attitude toward aging infrastructure led to a sudden water main break that disrupted service for days.
该市对老化基础设施的自满态度导致了水管突然破裂，使服务中断了数天。
Which choice best defines “complacent”?
D — Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk.. “complacent” means Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk..
Which word means “Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk.”?
C — complacent. “complacent” means Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk..
complacent — Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk.. In Chinese: 自满的；得过且过的.
complacent is pronounced //kəmˈpleɪsnt//.
The city's complacent attitude toward aging infrastructure led to a sudden water main break that disrupted service for days. (该市对老化基础设施的自满态度导致了水管突然破裂，使服务中断了数天。)
smug, self-satisfied, contented — all close in meaning to complacent (Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk.).
vigilant, concerned — each the opposite of complacent (Smugly satisfied and unaware of risk.).
Yes. complacent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
com- + plac(取悦) → 自我取悦 → 自满。