A self-educated person mainly taught themselves — by reading, trying, and thinking — rather than sitting in a classroom and being taught. People often say it with respect, as if pointing to a long, quiet effort.

A self-educated person自學的人 mainly taught themselves主要是靠自己學會的——by reading, trying, and thinking靠閱讀、嘗試、和思考——rather than sitting in a classroom and being taught而不是坐在教室裡被教。People often say it with respect人們講這個詞常帶著敬意，as if pointing to a long, quiet effort好像在指出一段長久、默默的努力。

It does not always mean “never went to school.” It means the real learning was their own work.

It does not always mean "never went to school."它不一定是說「從來沒上過學」。It means真正的意思是 the real learning was their own work真正的學習是他自己完成的。

The word is a little formal, the sort you meet in a life story. In everyday talk, people more often say “I taught myself” or “I’m self-taught.” Self-taught is the close twin; self-educated sounds a bit more like a biography.

The word is a little formal這個詞有點正式，the sort you meet in a life story是那種你會在傳記裡看到的說法。In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people more often say "I taught myself" or "I'm self-taught."人們比較常說 "I taught myself" 或 "I'm self-taught."。Self-taught is the close twinSelf-taught 是它的近義詞；self-educated sounds a bit more like a biographyself-educated 聽起來比較像傳記用語。

Though actually, nobody learns in a sealed box — we all pick things up from other people — but the word is about the path, not a pure, lonely fact.

Though actually不過事實上 nobody learns in a sealed box沒有人是在密封的箱子裡學習的——we all pick things up from other people我們多少都會從別人身上學到東西——but the word is about the path但這個詞講的是學習的路徑，not a pure, lonely fact不是一個完全孤獨的事實。