An egotist is someone who likes to talk about how great and important they think they are. The light is always on them.

An egotist egotist is是 someone某個人 who likes喜歡 to talk about談論 how great and important他們覺得自己 they think they are多麼偉大重要。The light聚光燈 is always總是 on them照在他們身上。

Calling someone an egotist is a criticism. The word is a little more bookish than just saying they are full of themselves, but the meaning is ordinary.

Calling稱 someone某人 an egotist為egotist is是 a criticism一種批評。The word這個詞 is比 a little more bookish稍微書面一點 than比起 just saying只是說 they are full of themselves他們很自我中心，but但 the meaning意思 is是 ordinary普通的。

Though actually, people mix egotist and egoist all the time. In the stricter sense, an egoist puts their own interest first; an egotist cannot stop talking about how wonderful they are.

Though actually不過，people人們 mix會把 egotist and egoist egotist和egoist 搞混 all the time常常。In the stricter sense在比較嚴格的意義上，an egoist egoist puts把 their own interest自己的利益 first放在第一位；an egotist egotist cannot停不下來 stop talking about談論 how wonderful自己有多棒 they are。

One can be quiet and still egoistic. An egotist is rarely quiet.

One一個人 can可以 be quiet很安靜 and而 still仍然 egoistic egoistic（自利的）。An egotist egotist is卻很少 rarely quiet安靜。

You will meet both used as insults for a self-centred person, so listen for whether the complaint is 'they only care about themselves' or 'they never stop talking about themselves.'

You你 will會 meet遇到 both兩個詞 used as被當成 insults侮辱 for用在 a self-centred person自我中心的人身上，so所以 listen for注意聽 whether是 the complaint這個抱怨 is 'they only care about themselves'「他們只在乎自己」 or還是 'they never stop talking about themselves.'「他們講個不停都在講自己」。