If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure.
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complacent
[kəm'plesnt]
adj. 自满的;自鸣得意的;踌躇满志;志得意满;
💡 com(thoroughly)+plac(please)+ent(形容词后缀)→自满的；得意的
"a dangerously complacent attitude to the increase in unemployment"
对失业增加抱满不在乎的危险态度
近义：obliging, pleasing, accommodating, complaisant, compliant, facile
n. 痛苦;不幸;穷困;悲惨的境遇;
💡 miser可怜的+y表名词 → 可怜，可悲
"Fame brought her nothing but misery."
名声只给她带来了痛苦。
近义：anxiety, misfortune, mishap, pain, poverty, sorrow
反义：plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴，享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
vi. 滑落;下跌;打滑;[棒球]滑垒;
vt. 衰落（成）;逐渐降低;使悄悄转动;（使）快捷而悄声地移动;
n. 幻灯片;降低;
💡 边上(side)的墙壁(l)可以 滑动，能用来放 幻灯片 网友：yqy补充： 【同】slide,glide,slip 【辨析】: slide与glide是有意地
"Can you slide out of the room without the chairman seeing you?"
你能悄悄溜出屋子而不被主席看见吗?
近义：scud, skid, slip, coast, glide, glissade
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end