If someone is self-absorbed, they turn almost all their attention inward: their feelings, their plans, the things that happen to them. Other people may be in the room, but this person does not really take them in.

If someone is self-absorbed 如果一個人self-absorbed, they turn almost all their attention inward 他們幾乎把所有注意力都放在自己身上: their feelings 他們的感受, their plans 他們的計畫, the things that happen to them 發生在他們身上的事。Other people may be in the room 房間裡可能還有別人, but this person does not really take them in 但這個人根本沒有真正注意到他們

It is not a kind word. You use it when you think someone is stuck in themselves, not merely shy, and not merely busy.

It is not a kind word 這不是個好聽的詞。You use it 你會用這個詞 when you think someone is stuck in themselves 當你覺得一個人陷在自己裡面出不來, not merely shy 不只是害羞, and not merely busy 也不只是忙

It sits near “selfish,” but it is not the same: selfish often means you take, or you will not share; self-absorbed means you barely notice anyone else is there.

It sits near "selfish," 它跟「selfish」很接近, but it is not the same 但不是同一回事: selfish often means you take, or you will not share selfish常常是指你會拿、或不願意分享; self-absorbed means you barely notice anyone else is there self-absorbed是指你幾乎沒注意到旁邊還有別人

It is a judging word, a little formal in shape, but people say it in ordinary talk. Younger speakers use it a lot about phones and social media — someone watching their own life as if it were the only show in the room. You can say it of a moment (“He was self-absorbed all evening”) or of a habit.

It is a judging word 這是個帶批評意味的詞, a little formal in shape 形式上有點正式, but people say it in ordinary talk 但大家在日常對話裡也會這樣說。Younger speakers 年輕的說話者 use it a lot about phones and social media 很常用在講手機跟社群媒體上 — someone watching their own life as if it were the only show in the room 好像一個人在看自己的生活，彷彿那是房間裡唯一的一場秀。You can say it of a moment 你可以用在一個當下 ("He was self-absorbed all evening") 「他整晚都很self-absorbed」 or of a habit 也可以用在一種習慣