contentment

noun

/kənˈtentmənt/

(also less frequent content)

[uncountable]

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a feeling of being happy or satisfied满意；满足
- He has found contentment at last.他最终得到了满足。
- a sigh of contentment满足地舒一口气
compare discontent
Synonyms satisfaction
satisfaction
- happiness
- pride
- contentment
- fulfilment
These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved something.
- satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen:
  He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。
- happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy:
  Money can’t buy you happiness.金钱不能为你买到幸福。
- pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire:
  The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.儿子毕业的情景让她充满了自豪。
- contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have:
  They found contentment in living a simple life.他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
- fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done:
  her search for personal fulfilment她对个人成就的追求
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还是 fulfilment？You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do something useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.Patterns
- satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in something
- real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
- great satisfaction/happiness/pride
- quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
- to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
- to bring somebody satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
Extra Examples
- She fell asleep in quiet contentment.她平静而满足地睡着了。
- She sighed with contentment.她心满意足地舒了口气。
- They finally found contentment in living a simple life.他们终于在简单的生活中得到了满足。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- quiet
verb + contentment
- find
- feel
preposition
- with contentment
phrases
- a feeling of contentment
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim): from French contentement, from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

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