
“life satisfaction” 指“生活满意度”,即一个人对自己整体生活质量与现状的主观评价(常见于心理学、社会学与幸福感研究)。它更偏向“对人生总体的满意程度”,不同于一时的情绪好坏。
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Life satisfaction often increases when people have supportive relationships.
当人们拥有支持性的关系时,生活满意度往往会提高。
Although his job was stressful, his overall life satisfaction remained high because he felt his work was meaningful and his family life was stable.
尽管他的工作压力很大,但由于他觉得工作有意义、家庭生活也很稳定,他的整体生活满意度仍然很高。
life 源自古英语 līf,表示“生命、生活”。satisfaction 来自拉丁语 satisfacere(satis “足够” + facere “做”),原意为“使足够、使满足”。合在一起,“life satisfaction” 字面即“对生活的满足”,现代常用来指对人生整体的主观满意评估。