Self-aware describes someone who understands their own character — how they act, what they are good and bad at, and how they come across to other people. The key part is that last bit: a self-aware person can see themselves a little from the outside. So if a man says 'I know I talk too much, sorry, stop me any time', that is self-awareness.

Self-aware describes描述的是 understands their own character了解自己性格的 someone人 — how they act自己怎麼表現、 what they are good and bad at自己強在哪弱在哪, and how they come across to other people以及自己在別人眼中是什麼樣子。 The key part關鍵 is that last bit在最後那一塊: a self-aware person這樣的人 can能 a little from the outside稍微從外面 see themselves看見自己。 So所以 if a man says如果有人說 'I know I talk too much, sorry, stop me any time'「我知道我話太多，抱歉，隨時打斷我」, that is self-awareness那就是 self-awareness。

It is an adjective, used before a noun ('a self-aware writer') or after be/seem ('she's very self-aware'). It is a modern word, common now in psychology, in job interviews, in talk about mental health and about comedy.

It它 is an adjective是形容詞, used before a noun放名詞前 ('a self-aware writer'), or after be/seem或放 be/seem 後面 ('she's very self-aware')。 It它 is a modern word是個現代的字, now現在 in psychology在心理學、 in job interviews求職面試、 in talk about mental health談心理健康 and about comedy和談喜劇的場合 common很常見。

In the last twenty years or so English has stretched it to things that are not people: a film, a book, a TV show, or a joke can be self-aware, meaning it knows exactly what kind of thing it is and lets you see that it knows. 'The show is funny and pleasantly self-aware.' It is almost always positive; the opposite, 'not very self-aware', is a gentle but real criticism.

In the last twenty years or so最近這二十年左右, English英文 has stretched it把它伸到 to things that are not people不是人的東西上: a film電影、 a book書、 a TV show節目 or a joke或一個笑話 can be self-aware都可以 self-aware, meaning意思是 it knows exactly它清楚知道 what kind of thing it is自己是什麼樣的東西, and lets you see that it knows還讓你看見它知道。 'The show is funny and pleasantly self-aware.'「這節目很好笑，而且清楚自己在做什麼，討人喜歡。」 It它 is almost always positive幾乎都是正面的; the opposite反過來, 'not very self-aware', is a gentle but real criticism是溫和但真實的批評。

Note the difference from 'aware' alone — 'aware' means you notice what is going on around you, while self-aware means you notice what is going on in you.

Note the difference from 'aware' alone注意和單獨的 'aware' 的差別 — 'aware' means是說 you你 notice注意到 what is going on around you周圍發生的事, while self-aware means而 self-aware 是說 you你 notice注意到 what is going on in you自己心裡發生的事。