"the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
以上来源于: WordNet
gloatingly , complacently
词根： smug
smug 自鸣得意的；自以为是的；整洁的
smug 书呆子；自命不凡的家伙
Here we are in danger of smugly supposing superiority.
自我感觉优越并自鸣得意，这样的假设是很危险的。
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"Except for one or two minor details," said Aziraphale smugly.
“除了一两个小细节，”亚茨拉菲尔不无得意地说。
Nor can the rest of the world look on smugly at Europe's woes.
世界其它国家也不能看着欧洲的灾难而自鸣得意。
Smugly, I clean it off and put it in the back of the car.
BBC: Iceland on horseback
The following day I do this, gliding smugly over areas where I would have wallowed hopelessly on foot.
BBC: Snowbound Slovenia
And being able to smugly mock bigger rivals for squabbling is a Lib Dem privilege.
ECONOMIST: The daily take
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