A self-imposed rule, duty, deadline, or limit is one you made for yourself. Nobody asked you to take it. You chose it, and now you live by it.

A self-imposed rule, duty, deadline, or limit一個self-imposed的規則、義務、期限、或限制 is one you made for yourself是你自己給自己訂的。Nobody asked you to take it沒有人要求你接受它。You chose it, and now you live by it是你自己選的，而現在你照著它過生活。

People talk about a self-imposed deadline (you picked the date), a self-imposed diet, or self-imposed exile (you left on your own; nobody sent you away). The feeling can be proud — “I set this for myself” — or heavy, when the rule is stricter than anyone required.

People talk about a self-imposed deadline人們會說self-imposed的期限（you picked the date是你自己選的日期），a self-imposed diet self-imposed的飲食限制，or self-imposed exile或self-imposed的自我流放（you left on your own; nobody sent you away是你自己離開的，沒有人趕你走）。The feeling can be proud這種感覺可以是驕傲的——“I set this for myself”「這是我自己給自己訂的」——or heavy, when the rule is stricter than anyone required或沉重的，當這個規則比任何人要求的都還要嚴格的時候。

Contrast: an imposed rule comes from a parent, a boss, a school, or a law. Self-imposed means the pressure is homemade.

Contrast對照之下：an imposed rule comes from a parent, a boss, a school, or a law一個imposed（被強加）的規則來自父母、老闆、學校、或法律。Self-imposed means the pressure is homemade Self-imposed的意思是這個壓力是自己家裡做的。

Though actually, the line can blur: you may “choose” a rule because you think other people will judge you if you don’t, so the duty feels yours even when fear of others helped make it.

Though actually不過事實上，the line can blur界線可能會模糊：you may “choose” a rule because you think other people will judge you if you don't你可能會「選擇」一個規則，是因為你覺得如果不這樣做，別人會批判你，so the duty feels yours even when fear of others helped make it所以即使是別人的眼光幫忙造成的，這份義務感覺起來還是你自己的。