语境是现代语用学术语,是语用学研究的一个重要方面。对之虽有不用理解,但可从宏观语境和微观语境两方面进行分析。美国著名小说家亨利·詹姆斯的小说《黛茜·米勒》中黛茜的交际悲剧就可以从宏观语境和微观语境两方面找到其成因。宏观语境即背景文化认知语境的不同导致了交际时温特伯恩以及他周围的人和黛茜·米勒等对社交礼仪等的不同理解,交际双方的具体语体特征反过来又导致了双方之间的极大反差。最终,这一切因素交织在一起,酿成了黛茜·米勒成为欧洲主流话语者牺牲品的悲剧结局。 Context is a modern pragmatic term, which is an important aspect of pragmatics. Though not comprehended to it, it can be analyzed from two aspects: macro-context and micro-context. Daisy’s communicative tragedy in the famous novelist Henry James’s Daisy Miller can find its cause from two aspects: the macro-context and the micro-context. The difference of the macro-context, that is, the context-based cognitive context, leads to different understandings of social etiquette, such as Wendtbourne and people around him and Daisy Miller in communication. The specific stylistic features of both parties Led to a great contrast between the two sides. Eventually, all these factors were intertwined, leading to the tragic ending of Daisy Miller becoming the victim of mainstream discourse in Europe.