我再给加上一个词的辨别——satisfied
content, contented, satisfied这三个词的共同意思是“满足的,满意的”,其区别是:
■ content 表示“甘心的,甘愿的”;contented指安于现状已无他求,有“知足”的意味;satisfied表示某事完全满足了个人的欲望需要或要求,有积极愉快的意味在内。
■ content多用作表语,后面可接不定式;contented可用作表语或定语;satisfied多用作表语,很少作定语。请看例句:
Now that she has apologized, I am content.
既然她已经道了歉,我也就满意了。
I am very much content with my life at present.
我对目前的生活心满意足。
She is quite content to live at home with her parents.
她十分满足于和她的父母住在家里。
A contented person does not create progress.
满足的人不能进步。
Tom was a lazy boy. He just passed the exam and was contented with the marks he got.
汤姆是个懒家伙,他只满足于考试的分数刚好通过。
We are satisfied with the smoothness of the negotiation.
我们对谈判的顺利进行很满意。