attrib.
1- in a state of peaceful happiness平静而幸福的; 愉快的：
he seemed more content, less bitter.
他似乎高兴了点, 不再那么痛苦。
1.1
- satisfied with a certain level of achievement, good fortune, etc., and not wishing for more满意的; 满足的; 安于现状的：
he had to be content with third place
他不得不满足于季军的位置
with infinitive the duke was content to act as Regent.公爵对于担任摄政王感到心满意足。
with obj.
1- satisfy (someone)使满意; 使满足：
nothing would content her but we should go off to Barcelona.
除非我们出发去巴塞罗那, 否则她是不会满意的。
1.1
content oneself with
accept as adequate despite wanting more or better满意于; 满足于：we contented ourselves with a few small purchases.
我们只好买了些小东西。
1
- mass noun a state of satisfaction满意; 满足：
the greater part of the century was a time of content.
这一世纪的大多数时期是令人满意的。
2
- a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion投赞成票的贵族院议员。
短语
to one's heart's content
- to the full extent of one's desires心满意足地; 尽情地：
the children could run and play to their heart's content.
孩子们能尽情奔跑玩耍。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus 'satisfied', past participle of continere （see CONTAIN）.
1
- （一般作contents）the things that are held or included in something容纳物; 包含物; 内容：
he unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents
他拧开瓶盖, 把里面的东西喝了
he picked up the correspondence and scanned the contents.
他把信捡了起来, 看了一下内容。
1.1
- usu. in sing. with modifier the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance含量, 成分：
soya milk has a low fat content.
豆奶的脂肪含量很低。
1.2
- （contents或table of contents）a list of the titles of chapters or sections given at the front of a book or periodical目录：
as modifier the contents page.目录页。
1.3
- information made available by a website or other electronic medium网上信息; 电子信息：
as modifier online content providers.在线信息提供商。
2
- mass noun the substance or material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc. as distinct from its form or style（有别于形式或文体的）实质性内容。
派生词
contentless
adjective词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum （plural contenta 'things contained'）, neuter past participle of continere （see CONTAIN）.