亨利·詹姆斯将美国妇女视为美国文明的代表,通过探究婚姻对妇女地位的影响来展现复杂的殴洲文明,《一位女士的画像》就是这类作品的代表。本文通过追溯女主人公伊莎贝尔·阿切尔“崇尚自我”信仰之形成、膨胀和破灭的过程,分析了伊莎贝尔·阿切尔超验主义理想与复杂的欧洲社会现实的冲突。研究发现,欧洲男权社会的传统是伊莎贝尔“崇尚自我”信仰破灭的原因。伊莎贝尔“崇尚自我”的信仰在欧洲的破灭折射了美国文明和欧洲文明的冲突。 Henry James regarded American women as the representative of American civilization and demonstrated the complicated culture of beaten up by exploring the impact of marriage on the status of women. “Portrait of a lady” is the representative of such works. By tracing back the process of the formation, expansion and destruction of the heroine Isabel Archer’s belief in “self-esteem”, this article analyzes the conflict between Isabel Archer’s transcendentalism idealism and the complex European social reality. The study found that the tradition of patriarchal society in Europe is the reason why Isabel’s belief in “self-advocating self” has been shattered. The destruction of Isabel’s “self-esteem” faith in Europe has reflected the clashes between American civilization and European civilization.