转化法是英语构成新词的重要方法之一。转化法(Conversion)是把一个词从原来的词类转化为另一种词类,从而使该词具有新的意义和作用,成为一种新词。转化构成的新词,不是词形(Morphology)的变化,而是词性(Partsof speech)的变化。这种构词方法也被称为“零位后缀派生法”(Zero derivationor derivation by zero suffix)。因此,从某种角度上讲,零位后缀派生法,即转化 Conversion method is one of the most important methods for forming new words in English. Conversion is the conversion of a word from the original word class to another word class, so that the word has a new meaning and role, and become a new word. The new words formed by the transformation are not changes in Morphology but changes in parts of speech. This method of word formation is also called Zero derivationor derivation by zero suffix. So, from a certain perspective, zero suffix derivation, that is, conversion