Self-employment is the state of working for yourself instead of being on a company’s staff. It is the noun that matches self-employed.

Self-employmentSelf-employment is是 working for yourself為自己工作、 instead of being on a company's staff而不是列在公司員工名單上 the state的那種狀態。 It它 is是 that matches self-employed跟 self-employed 相配 the noun的名詞。

You meet it in news, tax talk, and career advice: “self-employment is growing,” “the risks of self-employment.” It names the arrangement, not one person’s character.

You你 in news, tax talk, and career advice會在新聞、稅務話題和職涯建議裡 meet it遇到它： 'self-employment is growing'自僱在成長、 'the risks of self-employment'自僱的風險。 It names它命名的 the arrangement是那種安排， not one person's character不是某一個人的性格。

It can sound a little dry and official next to “working for myself.” Though actually, people bundle many different lives under this one word — a doctor with a private clinic, a student selling crafts online, a builder with no firm behind them — so the word tells you about the contract, not about how comfortable the life is.

It它 next to 'working for myself'放在 working for myself 旁邊 can sound a little dry and official聽起來可能有點乾、有點官方。 Though actually不過其實， people人們 many different lives把許多不同的人生 bundle under this one word都捆在這一個字底下—— a doctor with a private clinic開私人診所的醫生、 a student selling crafts online在網路上賣手作的學生、 a builder with no firm behind them背後沒有公司的工班師傅—— so the word tells you about所以這個字告訴你的 the contract是契約形式， not about how comfortable the life is不是那種生活過得舒不舒服。