If a person, family, farm, or country is self-sufficient, they can provide what they need without help from outside. A self-sufficient farm grows its own food. A self-sufficient country makes its own energy or goods so it does not have to buy everything from abroad. A self-sufficient person can live and solve problems without always asking family or the state.

If如果 a person, family, farm, or country一個人、一個家、一座農場或一個國家 is self-sufficient，they他們 without help from outside不靠外面幫忙 can provide就能供給 what they need自己需要的東西。 A self-sufficient farm一座能自足的農場 grows its own food自己種自己的食物。 A self-sufficient country一個能自足的國家 makes its own energy or goods自己生產能源或貨物，so it does not have to這樣就不必 buy everything from abroad什麼都從國外買。 A self-sufficient person一個能自足的人 without always asking family or the state不必老是求家人或政府 can live and solve problems就能生活、能解決問題。

It is an adjective, and it is usually a compliment. Though actually, people use it a little loosely: someone who "lives self-sufficiently" may still buy tools, petrol, or medicine.

It它 is an adjective是形容詞，and it而且 is usually a compliment通常是句稱讚。 Though actually不過其實，people人們 use it a little loosely用它用得有點鬆：someone who "lives self-sufficiently"一個「過著自足生活」的人 may still可能還是會 buy tools, petrol, or medicine買工具、汽油或藥。

English built the word from self- + sufficient; it copies an old Greek idea, αὐτάρκης (autárkēs), "enough in yourself". The noun is self-sufficiency.

English英語 from self- + sufficient用 self- 加 sufficient built the word造出這個字；it它 copies仿的是 an old Greek idea一個古希臘的想法：αὐτάρκης (autárkēs)，"enough in yourself"「自己就夠了」。 The noun名詞 is self-sufficiency是 self-sufficiency。