A self-indulgent person — or a self-indulgent act — gives in to pleasures that are nice but not needed, especially too often. Extra cake, a third hour of videos, a purchase you cannot really afford: if someone calls that self-indulgent, they disapprove.

A self-indulgent person — or a self-indulgent actself-indulgent（自我放縱的）的人——或是一個self-indulgent的行為 gives in to pleasures that are nice but not needed會沉溺在那些好但其實不需要的享受裡 especially too often尤其是太常這樣做 Extra cake, a third hour of videos, a purchase you cannot really afford多吃一塊蛋糕、多看一小時影片、買一個你其實負擔不起的東西 if someone calls that self-indulgent如果有人說那是self-indulgent they disapprove就代表他們不贊同

The word can describe a person, a weekend, a book that goes on too long, or even a film that loves its own pretty shots more than the story. That last use is a stretch, but writers use it: self-indulgent then means “pleasing the maker, not the audience.” In everyday talk it is still mostly about spoiling yourself.

The word can describe a person, a weekend, a book that goes on too long這個字可以形容一個人、一個週末、一本拖得太長的書 or even a film that loves its own pretty shots more than the story甚至是一部愛炫耀漂亮畫面勝過故事本身的電影 That last use is a stretch最後這種用法有點牽強 but writers use it但作家確實會這樣用 self-indulgent then means "pleasing the maker, not the audience."這時self-indulgent的意思是「討好創作者自己，而不是觀眾」 In everyday talk it is still mostly about spoiling yourself但在日常說話裡，這個字大多還是指寵壞自己

Though actually, what counts as “too much” depends on who is speaking — a parent, a doctor, and a tired student will draw the line in different places.

Though actually不過其實 what counts as "too much" depends on who is speaking什麼算是「太多」要看是誰在說話 a parent, a doctor, and a tired student will draw the line in different places父母、醫生、和一個累壞的學生，會把界線畫在不同的地方