When you make a picture of yourself — in paint, in pencil, with a camera, or even in words — that work is a self-portrait.

When you make a picture of yourself當你畫/拍出一張自己的畫像 — in paint用顏料, in pencil用鉛筆, with a camera用相機, or even in words甚至用文字 — that work那個作品 is就是 a self-portrait一幅自畫像。

In an art museum the word is at home: a painter looks in a mirror, or works from a photograph, and puts their own face on the canvas. Famous painters did this again and again over a lifetime, so you can watch them grow old on the wall.

In an art museum在美術館裡, the word這個詞 is at home用起來很自然：a painter一位畫家 looks in a mirror照鏡子, or works from a photograph或依照照片畫, and puts their own face把自己的臉 on the canvas畫在畫布上。Famous painters知名畫家們 did this again and again一次又一次這麼做 over a lifetime一輩子, so你就 can watch them grow old能看著他們在牆上 on the wall變老。

Though actually, the word is wider than oil paint. A writer can offer a self-portrait in a book, meaning a careful description of their own character, not a picture at all.

Though actually不過事實上, the word這個詞 is wider than比…更廣 oil paint油畫。A writer作家 can offer可以在書裡 a self-portrait in a book寫一篇自畫像, meaning意思是 a careful description of their own character對自己性格仔細的描寫, not a picture at all完全不是一幅畫。

Young people sometimes call any photo of their own face a self-portrait, but in careful talk a selfie is the quick phone shot you take in a second, and a self-portrait is the one you meant to make and spent time on.

Young people年輕人 sometimes有時 call any photo of their own face把任何自己臉部的照片 a self-portrait叫做self-portrait, but but in careful talk嚴謹地說 a selfie selfie is是 the quick phone shot你一秒就拍好的手機快照 you take in a second, and a self-portrait而self-portrait is是 the one你認真想拍 you meant to make and spent time on並花時間拍的那張。

The word itself is ordinary and neutral. It does not praise or blame; it only says who made the picture, and who is in it.

The word itself這個詞本身 is ordinary and neutral很普通也中性。It它 does not praise or blame不帶稱讚或責備; it只是 only says說明 who made the picture誰畫/拍了這幅畫, and who is in it還有畫裡的人是誰。