《為什麼英文narcissus（水仙花）演變成narcissism（自戀）及narcissist（自戀者）？》

“Narcissism” and “narcissist” originate from the Greek myth of Narcissus.

（Narcissism及narcissist源自希臘神話中Narcissus。）

According to the myth, Narcissus was an extremely handsome young man, but he was very self-absorbed and rejected all those who admired him.

（根據神話，Narcissus是一個非常漂亮的年輕人，但他十分自戀，拒絕所有愛慕他的人。）

As punishment, the gods made him fall in love with his own reflection in the water.

（作為懲罰，諸神讓他愛上了自己在水中的倒影。）

He could not leave that beautiful reflection, and ultimately died from excessive self-admiration.

（他無法離開那美麗的倒影，最終死於過度自戀。）

After Narcissus died from admiring his own reflection, a flower was said to have grown on the spot where he died.

（在Narcissus因為沉溺於自戀而死亡後，傳說有一朵花就長在他死亡的地方。）

This flower was called the narcissus flower.

（這朵花就被稱為水仙花。）

Thus, the term "narcissism" refers to excessive self-love and self-absorption, while a "narcissist" refers to someone who is extremely self-admiring and self-centered.

（因此， narcissism一詞指過度自戀和只關心自己，而narcissist則指那些極度自戀、自我中心的人。）

以下是narcissism（自戀）及 narcissist（自戀者）練習造句。

This dictator’s narcissism is evident in the way he constantly seeks admiration and disregards the opinions of other people.

（獨裁者的自戀在於他不斷尋求讚賞並無視他人的意見中表現得淋漓盡致。）

A narcissist finds it difficult to empathize with others, often focusing solely on his or her own needs and feelings.

（一個自戀者發現很難與他人產生共鳴，經常只關注自己的需求和感受。）

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