Yet many of the dictionary's contributors were autodidacts.

然而，这本词典许多贡献者都是自学成才。

You may have some unique skills, or be a natural autodidact (learn by yourself), and so school doesn’t matter much even if you are poor.

你可能有些独特技能， 或者是生自学者（自己学习），所以即使你很穷， 学校也无关紧要。