礼貌是人类社会共有的普遍现象。由于不同文化背景,各民族对礼貌的理解也各不相同。因此在承认礼貌普遍性的同时,我们还必须认识到礼貌的文化特性。本文通过对中西方礼貌原则差异的对比分析,指出造成礼貌用语差异的文化因素,并提出其对跨文化交际的启示。 Politeness is a common phenomenon shared by human society. Due to their different cultural backgrounds, people’s understanding of politeness is also different. Therefore, while acknowledging the universality of politeness, we must also recognize the cultural characteristics of politeness. Through comparative analysis of differences between Chinese and Western politeness principles, this paper points out the cultural factors that cause politeness differences and proposes its enlightenment on intercultural communication.