smugly

英 [smʌɡli] 美 [smʌɡli]

• adv. 沾沾自喜地；整洁地

英英释义

Adverb:

1. in a smug manner;

   "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. We can smugly congratulate ourselves for being smarter than our technologies, but meanwhile, technology is biting us back.
   一方面我们沾沾自喜地庆幸人脑比人类发明的技术高明，但是同时，我们发明的技术有束缚了我们的进步。

近反义词

【近义词】

• complacently 满足地
• conceitedly 自满地
• arrogantly 傲慢地
• self-righteously self-righteo...
• haughtily 傲慢地