独り善がり

ひとりよがり
complacent
self-satisfied
self-important
conceited

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ひとりよがり【独り善がり】

self-satisfaction

〖U〗［けなして］ 自己満足；ひとりよがり

complacence

〖U〗［けなして］ 自己満足， ひとりよがり.

¶ → 独り善がりの

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ひとりよがり【独り善がり】

(self-)complacency; self-satisfaction; smugness; self-righteousness; self-centeredness.

～な[の] self-satisfied; (self-)complacent; smug; self-righteous; 《be》 pleased with oneself.

●それはひとりよがりの考えだ. That's a complacent [smug, self-righteous] way of thinking.

●人間は知らぬ間にひとりよがりに陥ることがある. People sometimes grow smug [get self-centered] without noticing it.

・彼のひとりよがりには我慢がならない. His self-righteousness is intolerable. | I can't stand his smugness.

・私は放送の仕事をしていて, ふとひとりよがりになっていないかと考えた. In the course of my broadcasting work I suddenly wondered whether I wasn't growing complacent [getting too pleased with myself, developing a sense of complacency].