汉英语言对比是对比语言学中的一个重要分支。本文就中英文中“吃”的用法的对比,以汉语中“吃食堂”类结构的分析为依托,对中文中“吃”一词的多义现象作出解释。在总结前人研究的基础上,作者对汉语中“吃”一字的理解提出了次范畴化的观点,并从汉英语言心理角度给出了解释。 Chinese-English language comparison is an important branch of contrast linguistics. Based on the comparison of the usage of “eating” in both Chinese and English, and based on the analysis of “eating canteen” structure in Chinese, this article explains the polysemy in Chinese. On the basis of summarizing the previous studies, the author puts forward the viewpoint of subcategorization in the understanding of “eating” in Chinese and gives an explanation from the perspective of Chinese-English linguistic psychology.