If something bad is self-inflicted, you did it to yourself. Nobody else caused it.

If something bad is self-inflicted如果某件壞事是self-inflicted(自己造成的)，you did it to yourself就是你自己對自己做的。Nobody else caused it不是別人造成的。

It is used for real physical harm — a self-inflicted wound, a self-inflicted injury — and this is the most serious use. In news and in hospitals, 'a self-inflicted wound' very often means the person hurt themselves on purpose, sometimes to die, so people say it carefully and quietly.

It它 is used for real physical harm用在真實的身體傷害上——a self-inflicted wound自傷的傷口、a self-inflicted injury自己造成的傷——and而 this is the most serious use這是最嚴重的用法。In news and in hospitals在新聞和醫院裡，'a self-inflicted wound'「a self-inflicted wound」 very often means the person hurt themselves on purpose常常是指這個人故意傷害自己，sometimes to die有時候是想尋死，so而 people say it carefully and quietly人們會小心而低調地講這個詞。

But the word is also used for much lighter things, and this is where students meet it most: a self-inflicted problem, a self-inflicted headache, self-inflicted stress. Here it means 'you made this trouble for yourself, so you cannot really complain'.

But不過 the word這個詞 is also used for much lighter things也用在輕鬆許多的事情上，and而 this is where students meet it most這也是學生最常遇到它的地方：a self-inflicted problem自找的麻煩、a self-inflicted headache自找的頭痛、self-inflicted stress自找的壓力。Here在這裡 it means 'you made this trouble for yourself, so you cannot really complain'意思是「這麻煩是你自己造成的，所以你不太能抱怨」。

There is a small, dry joke in it. If you stay up all night playing games and then you are tired all day, your friend can say 'that's self-inflicted' and everyone laughs a little.

There is a small, dry joke in it這裡面帶著一點乾乾的幽默感。If you stay up all night playing games and then you are tired all day如果你整晚打電動熬夜，然後一整天都很累，your friend你的朋友 can say 'that's self-inflicted'可以說「那是self-inflicted(自找的)」，and而 everyone laughs a little大家會笑一下。

Two things to notice. First, the word almost always sits in front of a bad noun — pain, wound, damage, misery, problem, disaster. You do not say 'self-inflicted happiness'.

Two things to notice有兩件事要注意。First第一，the word這個詞 almost always sits in front of a bad noun幾乎總是接在一個負面名詞前面——pain痛苦、wound傷口、damage損害、misery悲慘、problem麻煩、disaster災難。You do not say 'self-inflicted happiness'你不會說「self-inflicted happiness」。

Second, it does not always mean you WANTED the bad thing. Usually it means your own choice led to it. The man who lost his money by gambling has self-inflicted poverty; he did not want to be poor, but he walked there himself. It is a formal-feeling word, more common in writing, news, and reports than in easy talk with friends — though the joking use is spoken a lot.

Second第二，it它 does not always mean you WANTED the bad thing不代表你「想要」那件壞事發生。Usually通常 it它 means your own choice led to it是指你自己的選擇導致了它。The man who lost his money by gambling因賭博輸掉錢的那個人 has self-inflicted poverty他的貧窮是self-inflicted的；he did not want to be poor他並不想變窮，but而 he walked there himself但他是自己走到那一步的。It它 is a formal-feeling word是個聽起來蠻正式的詞，more common in writing, news, and reports than in easy talk with friends在書面、新聞、和報告裡比在朋友間輕鬆聊天更常見——though actually不過 the joking use開玩笑的用法 is spoken a lot倒是很常用在口語裡。