A self-opinionated person is sure their own opinions are right, says them loudly and often, and does not really listen to anyone else. It is a criticism, always — nobody ever calls themselves self-opinionated with pride.

A self-opinionated person一個self-opinionated的人 is sure their own opinions are right堅信自己的看法就是對的 says them loudly and often常常大聲說出來 and does not really listen to anyone else而且不太聽別人說什麼 It is a criticism, always這個字永遠是批評 nobody ever calls themselves self-opinionated with pride沒有人會驕傲地說自己self-opinionated

It is a strong, rather old-fashioned, and quite British word; you will meet it in books, reviews, and complaints ('a self-opinionated bore'), and less in everyday American speech, where people say 'opinionated', 'arrogant', or 'a know-it-all'.

It is a strong, rather old-fashioned, and quite British word這是一個語氣重、有點老派、而且相當英式的字 you will meet it in books, reviews, and complaints你會在書、書評和抱怨裡看到 'a self-opinionated bore'像「一個自以為是又惹人厭的傢伙」這種說法 and less in everyday American speech但美式日常口語比較少用 where people say 'opinionated', 'arrogant', or 'a know-it-all'那裡的人會說「固執己見」、「傲慢」或「萬事通」

Here is the point worth stopping on. Plain 'opinionated' already means much the same thing, and it is the far more common word. The extra 'self-' does not add a new meaning so much as add heat — it pushes the picture towards someone in love with their own views. So if you are unsure, 'opinionated' is the safer choice.

Here is這裡有 the point worth stopping on一個值得停下來想想的重點 Plain 'opinionated'單純的「opinionated」 already means much the same thing意思就已經差不多了 and it is the far more common word而且是常見得多的字 The extra 'self-'多加的這個「self-」 does not add a new meaning so much as add heat與其說是加了新意思，不如說是加重了語氣 it pushes the picture towards someone in love with their own views讓人聯想到那種很迷戀自己想法的人 So if you are unsure所以如果你不確定 'opinionated' is the safer choice用「opinionated」比較保險

Also notice that 'having opinions' is not itself the problem. English admires a person with strong opinions who can defend them; the complaint in self-opinionated is about the closed door — the refusal to hear that anyone else might be right. That refusal is the whole word.

Also notice that另外要注意 'having opinions' is not itself the problem「有自己的想法」這件事本身並不是問題 English admires a person with strong opinions who can defend them英文其實很欣賞那種有堅定看法、又能替自己辯護的人 the complaint in self-opinionated is about the closed doorself-opinionated這個字真正在抱怨的是那扇關起來的門 the refusal to hear that anyone else might be right也就是不肯聽別人可能是對的 That refusal is the whole word這種不肯聽的態度，就是這個字的全部意思