A self-centred person thinks about themselves so much that they do not really notice what is happening to anyone else. They are not always unkind on purpose; that is what makes the word interesting.

A self-centred persona self-centred person（自我中心的人）thinks about themselves so much太過於只想著自己that they do not really notice what is happening to anyone else，以致於根本沒注意到別人身上發生了什麼事。They are not always unkind on purpose他們不見得是故意不友善that is what makes the word interesting，這正是這個字有意思的地方。

A self-centred friend will listen to your bad news and then, without meaning any harm, start telling you about their own day. The world simply sits with them at the middle of it.

A self-centred friend will listen to your bad newsa self-centred的朋友會聽你講你的壞消息and then, without meaning any harm, start telling you about their own day，然後，並不是有意要傷害你，就開始講起自己這一天過得怎麼樣。The world simply sits with them at the middle of it世界就這樣理所當然地以他們為中心。

This is a criticism, and a fairly strong one, though it is softer than 'selfish': selfish is about taking and not sharing, self-centred is about attention — where a person's mind naturally points. So a self-centred person can be generous with money and still be self-centred.

This is a criticism, and a fairly strong one這是一種批評，而且滿重的though it is softer than 'selfish'，不過比'selfish'（自私）要溫和一點selfish is about taking and not sharing：selfish講的是拿了不分享self-centred is about attention — where a person's mind naturally points，self-centred講的則是注意力——一個人的心自然會放在哪裡。So a self-centred person can be generous with money and still be self-centred所以一個self-centred的人可能出手大方，卻依然是self-centred。

Spelling: British English writes self-centred, American English writes self-centered; both are correct in their own place.

Spelling拼法上：British English writes self-centred英式英文寫self-centredAmerican English writes self-centered，美式英文寫self-centeredboth are correct in their own place；兩種在各自的地方都是對的。

It is used before a noun and after be/seem ('a self-centred boy', 'he's so self-centred'), and often with adverbs like completely, totally, hopelessly.

It is used before a noun and after be/seem它可以放在名詞前面，也可以放在be/seem後面('a self-centred boy', 'he's so self-centred')（像'a self-centred boy'、'he's so self-centred'）and often with adverbs like completely, totally, hopelessly，也常常跟completely、totally、hopelessly這類副詞一起用。

English also uses it gently and forgivingly about small children and about teenagers, because at that age everyone is a bit like this.

English also uses it gently and forgivingly英文也會用比較溫和、體諒的語氣about small children and about teenagers，拿這個字來形容小小孩和青少年because at that age everyone is a bit like this，因為那個年紀的人多少都有點這樣。