本文以存在论为视角探究英汉存在动词“be”与“有”的差异,阐明英汉分别选择“be”和“有”充当基本存在动词的存在论理据。同时,本文考察“be”与“有”的动词性差异,借以阐发“be”具有时间性特质,而“有”具有空间性特质,其深层缘由在于西方哲学和中国哲学对“存在”与“时间”的理解存在明显差异。 This article explores the differences between English-Chinese verbs “be ” and “” with the perspective of ontology and expounds the existential justification for the English-Chinese to choose “be ” and “yes ” as their basic existing verbs. At the same time, this paper examines the differences between the verbs of “be ” and “有 ” in order to illustrate that “be ” has the characteristics of time and “有 ” has the characteristics of space. Chinese philosophy has obvious differences in the understanding of “existence ” and “time ”.