本文通过中英文中颜色词语的含义差异,说明由于语言习惯、历史背景、传统风俗等方面的差异,表示颜色的方法和用词有很多不同,对同一颜色的理解也有很大差别。在阅读、翻译中加以注意有助于我们对中西文化差异的深刻理解。 Through the differences between Chinese and English color words, this article shows that there are many differences in the methods of color expression and terms because of language habits, historical backgrounds, traditional customs and so on. The understanding of the same color is also very different. Attention in reading and translating helps us to understand deeply the cultural difference between China and the West.