Someone who is self-reliant can do and decide ordinary things by themselves — cook, pay a bill, choose a plan — without needing someone else to step in with help or advice. We mostly use it as praise: parents hope children will grow up self-reliant; teachers and job ads like the word.

Someone who is self-reliant一個self-reliant的人 can do and decide ordinary things by themselves能自己做決定、處理日常事情 — cook煮飯 pay a bill繳帳單 choose a plan選方案 — without needing someone else不需要別人 to step in with help or advice插手幫忙或給建議 We我們 mostly use it as praise大多把它當作稱讚來用 parents父母 hope children will grow up self-reliant希望孩子長大能自立 teachers and job ads老師和徵才廣告 like the word也喜歡用這個字

Though actually, it does not mean you never need anyone. Nobody is self-reliant in every way; the point is that you are not leaning on other people for things you could reasonably handle. You can be self-reliant with money, with daily life, or with your own choices.

Though actually不過事實上 it它 does not mean並不表示 you never need anyone你永遠不需要任何人 Nobody沒有人 is self-reliant in every way在每件事上都能完全自立 the point重點是 that you你 are not leaning on other people沒有依賴別人 for things you could reasonably handle去處理你自己合理來說能搞定的事 You你 can be self-reliant可以自立 with money在錢的方面 with daily life在日常生活方面 or with your own choices或在自己的選擇方面

It is a slightly formal, “character” word — more a report or a description than something you shout across a room. The opposite feeling is dependent, not unkind.

It它 is是 a slightly formal, “character” word一個有點正式的「性格」用字 — more比較 a report or a description像是報告或描述 than something you shout across a room而不是那種你會大聲喊出來的字 The opposite feeling相反的感覺 is是 dependent依賴 not unkind而不是不友善