據說，自夸分三種境界。一種是張口直接夸，怎么好怎么夸，雖然招人煩，但也夠直接。第二種是自謙型自夸，表面看是在謙虛呢，其實是在夸自己厲害，這種夠虛偽。還有一種就是大無畏的自黑，因為夠自信，所以敢自黑，各種尷尬事兒從不避諱。這才是自夸的最高境界。

Humblebrag 謙虛自夸

Humblebrag, the combination of humble and brag, is the lowest, most despicable and loathsome form of self promotion, often delivered in one or two fragmented sentences on social media.
Humblebrag，就是humble（謙虛）和brag（吹噓、自夸）二詞的合成形式，即“謙虛自夸”，是一種最低級、最讓人鄙視、最令人厭惡的自我吹捧方式，通常以一兩個零散句子的形式出現在社交媒體上。

A typical and popular approach is to use a disingenuous complaint about something, a self-deprecating statement or a comment on something completely innocuous, as a vehicle to deliver the real message, which invariably shows the person in a favorable light. In fact it shows what an attention seeking and insecure person they really are.
常見的典型“謙虛自夸”手段就是通過對某事很虛無的抱怨、自我貶低式的言論或者對某個毫無關聯事物的評論來傳遞他真正想傳達的信息，而這個信息體現的肯定是他好的一面。事實上，這種謙虛自夸行為說明他們是極度需要關注、極度缺乏安全感的一群人。

Underbrag 自黑

Underbrag is when you brag your own disaster or situation that one would not normally brag about.
Underbrag就是拿自己經歷的災難性事件或尷尬事件四處傳播，一般人都不會拿這些事兒到處說。其實就是“自黑”。

Skilled underbraggers can get away with doing so because the underbrag is not fake like the brag brag; it reveals intimate life details that are interesting and probably even embarrassing; also, it does not show any inclination to hold back or attempt to hide the truth about the person beyond the brag.
高級自黑狂不會因為自黑受到影響，因為自黑不像自夸那么假，自黑揭露的是生活中有趣甚至有點尷尬的小細節，同時也表現出本人對這些事件沒有隱瞞或隱藏的意圖。

It is a sign of both authenticity and enthusiasm. And power. If you can underbrag and not get fired, grounded, or shamed into brag-bragging, you are a force to contend with indeed.
這是真性情和熱情的表現。同時也是一種強大的氣場表現。如果你能自黑，而且不會因此被炒魷魚、被禁足或者被指虛假自夸，那你就是一股強大的力量。

給大家看一些自黑的例子：

"I biked drunk last night and fell in a ditch and you should see the bruises!"
我昨晚喝醉騎自行車，然后掉溝里了。那滿身的傷啊！

"I woke up with all of my clothes on, including my glasses and boots, and a bucket of chicken wings next to me. I then stumbled to the bathroom, where I discovered a goat in my bathtub! Whatta night!"
我醒來的時候衣衫齊整，眼鏡沒摘、靴子還在腳上，旁邊還有一桶雞翅。然后我跌跌撞撞來到衛生間，發現浴缸里有一只山羊！我昨晚都干啥了啊！

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）