被文学史家尊为“美国文学之父”的马克·吐温同时也被人们称作“幽默家”。马克·吐温的幽默是如何逐渐形成自己的风格,对美国文学的幽默传统又有着怎样的贡献呢?本文将着重梳理马克·吐温作品中幽默表现手法的形成与发展脉络。 Mark Twain, who is regarded as the “father of American literature” by literary historians, is also called “the home of humor.” How does Mark Twain’s humor gradually form his own style and how it contributes to the humorous tradition of American literature? This article will focus on the formation and development of the humorous expressions in Mark Twain’s works.