A complaisant person is willing — even eager — to do what will please other people. They go along, they make it easy, they do not make a fuss. It can be a quiet compliment (kind, easy to be with) or a quiet criticism (too ready to please, not holding a line of their own).

A complaisant person是一個complaisant的人 is willing — even eager願意，甚至很樂意 to do what will please other people去做能讓別人開心的事 They go along他們會順著別人 they make it easy讓事情變得順利 they do not make a fuss不會鬧脾氣 It can be a quiet compliment這可以是一種含蓄的稱讚 (kind, easy to be with)（親切、好相處） or a quiet criticism或一種含蓄的批評 (too ready to please, not holding a line of their own)（太急著討好人、沒有自己的原則）

This is formal, rather old-fashioned English. Most people today would say easy-going, eager to please, or too agreeable.

This is formal, rather old-fashioned English這是正式、有點過時的英文 Most people today今天大部分人 would say easy-going, eager to please, or too agreeable會說easy-going、eager to please、或too agreeable

Do not mix it up with complacent, which is the trap this word is famous for. Complacent people look too satisfied with themselves and stop trying. Complaisant people try to satisfy others. They come from the same old Latin idea of “pleasing well,” but they walked off in different directions, and a teacher who cares will keep them apart.

Do not mix it up with complacent別跟complacent搞混 which is the trap this word is famous for這就是這個字最出名的陷阱 Complacent people look too satisfied with themselves complacent的人看起來對自己太滿意 and stop trying於是就不再努力 Complaisant people try to satisfy others complaisant的人則是努力想讓別人滿意 They come from the same old Latin idea of “pleasing well,”它們源自同一個古拉丁字「讓人愉快」的概念 but they walked off in different directions但後來走上了不同的方向 and a teacher who cares will keep them apart用心的老師會把它們分清楚

You will mainly see this word in books, not in chat.

You will mainly see this word你主要會 in books在書裡 看到這個字 not in chat而不是在聊天中