If someone is conceited, they think they are very clever, skilful, or beautiful — more so than other people think is fair — and it shows. It is always a critic’s word; you do not say it as a compliment.

If someone is conceited如果一個人conceited自負 they think they are very clever, skilful, or beautiful代表他覺得自己很聰明、很有能力，或很漂亮 more so than other people think is fair比別人認為公平的程度還要多 and it shows而且這種心態表現得出來 It is always a critic's word這永遠是個批評的字 you do not say it as a compliment你不會拿它當作稱讚

The older noun conceit first meant “a thought” or “an idea,” from conceive, “to form an idea in the mind.” Later it came to mean “a too-proud idea of yourself,” and conceited is the adjective from that.

The older noun conceit first meant "a thought" or "an idea,"較早的名詞conceit原本的意思是想法或念頭 from conceive, "to form an idea in the mind."來自conceive，也就是在心裡形成一個想法 Later it came to mean "a too-proud idea of yourself,"後來它的意思變成對自己太過驕傲的想法 and conceited is the adjective from that而conceited就是從那裡來的形容詞

Though actually, being proud of good work is not automatically conceited. The sting in this word is the gap between the person’s self-picture and what other people think is fair, plus a coldness toward others.

Though actually不過其實 being proud of good work is not automatically conceited為好的成果感到驕傲，不代表就是conceited The sting in this word is the gap between the person's self-picture and what other people think is fair這個字真正刺人的地方，在於一個人的自我形象和別人認為公平的看法之間的落差 plus a coldness toward others再加上對別人的冷漠

Younger speakers may just say full of themselves, arrogant, or stuck-up. Conceited can sound a little old-fashioned, but it is still clear and sharp.

Younger speakers may just say full of themselves, arrogant, or stuck-up年輕人可能會直接說full of themselves自我中心、arrogant傲慢，或stuck-up高傲 Conceited can sound a little old-fashionedConceited聽起來可能有點老派 but it is still clear and sharp但依然清楚有力